Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations presents a selection of the best current criticism on the most widely read and studied poems, novels, and dramas of the Western world, from timeless classics like "Oedipus Rex" and "The Iliad" to such modern and contemporary works as Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" and Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "Love in the Time of Cholera."

Presents a guide to understanding John Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath," featuring biographical information about the author, a summary and analysis of the text, a character list, and critical essays.

Presents a collection of critical essays on Camus's work, The stranger.

Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations presents a selection of the best current criticism on the most widely read and studied poems, novels, and dramas of the Western world, from timeless classics like Oedipus Rex and The Iliad to such modern and contemporary works as Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea and Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Love in the Time of Cholera.Each title features:

Arguably Toni Morrison's best novel, Beloved addresses the powerful legacy of slavery and those whose voices have been historically silenced by it. Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1988, Morrison's novel confronts the past in order to heal the present