Understanding Colum Mccann

The latest in a series examining contemporary literature, this is the first text devoted exclusively to the work of McCann, author of Let the Great World Spin. The first chapter introduces McCann to the reader and provides his history and background. Cusatis (School of the Arts, Charlestown, South Carolina) devotes the remainder of the volume to analysis of specific novels or collections of short stories. Each is a critical study of the major themes that run through McCann's body of work. The undergraduate or advanced high school student will find this to be a good introduction to the critical study of McCann. Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)