Jane Smiley
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.4 - AR Pts: 12
Description
With the delectable wit, unforgettable characters, and challenging themes that have won her a Pulitzer Prize and national bestseller status, Jane Smiley finds a kindred spirit in the author of classics such as Great expectations and A Christmas carol. As "his novels shaped his life as much as his life shaped his novels, " Smiley's Charles Dickens is at once a sensitive profile of the great master and a fascinating meditation on the writing life. Smiley...