{"product_id":"john-saul-a-critical-companion-9780313295751","title":"John Saul: A Critical Companion","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the first book-length study of best-selling writer John Saul's psychological and supernatural thrillers. Author Paul Bail compares John Saul's novels to a cocktail: (mix) one part, one part \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e, a dash of \u003ci\u003eTurn of the Screw\u003c\/i\u003e, blend well, and serve thoroughly chillingly. Bail traces John Saul's literary career from his 1977 debut novel \u003ci\u003eSuffer the Children\u003c\/i\u003e--the first paperback original ever to make the New York Times best seller list--to his most recent novel, \u003ci\u003eBlack Lightning\u003c\/i\u003e (1995). It features detailed analyses of eleven of his novels. The study includes never-before-published biographical information, drawing an original interview with John Saul, and a chapter on the history of tales of horror and the supernatural and how these genres have influenced Saul's fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach chapter in this study examines an individual novel. The novels are analyzed for plot structure, characterization, thematic elements, and their relationship to prior and later novels by Saul. In addition, Bail defines and applies a variety of theoretical approaches to the novels--feminist, deconstructionist, Freudian, Jungian, and sociopolitical--to widen the reader's perspective. Bail shows how John Saul enlarged his repertoire from stories of supernatural possession to science-fiction based horror. A complete bibliography of John Saul's fiction and a bibliography of reviews and criticism complete the work. Because of John Saul's great popularity among teenagers and adults, this unique study is a necessary purchase by secondary school and public libraries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Bail\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313295751\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/1996 pg. 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePAUL BAIL teaches graduate courses on the psychology of crime at Fitchburg State College in Massachusetts. He holds a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Michigan. He has reviewed crime novels for \u003ci\u003eThe Drood Review of Mystery\u003c\/i\u003e and was a contributor to the Edgar-nominated \u003ci\u003eGreat Women Mystery Writers\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eClassic to Contemporary\u003c\/i\u003e, edited by Kathleen Gregory Klein (Greenwood, 1994).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40924470345843,"sku":"9.78031E+12","price":94.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_55024096-5a8b-4c4d-b24f-a7b847a094b9.jpg?v=1692190210","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/john-saul-a-critical-companion-9780313295751","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}