Annie Proulx's Brokeback Mountain and Postcards (Continuum Contemporaries)

This title presents an accessible and informative introduction to two texts from one of America's most experimental and provocative authors. This guide to Annie Proulx's novel "Postcards" and her short story "Brokeback Mountain" features a biography of the author, a full-length analysis of the texts, a summary of the their popular and critical reception, a discussion of the recent film adaptation of "Brokeback Mountain" and its reception and a great deal more. If you're studying either text, reading them for your book club, or if you simply want to know more, you'll find this guide informative, intelligent, and helpful. This guide to Annie Proulx's novel Postcards and her short story Brokeback Mountain features a biography of the author, a full-length analysis of the texts, a summary of the their popular and critical reception, a discussion of the recent film adaptation of Brokeback Mountain and its reception and a great deal more. If you are studying either text, reading them for your book club, or if you simply want to know more, you'll find this guide informative, intelligent, and helpful. Contents......Page 6 1. The Novelist......Page 8 2. The Novel: Postcards......Page 30 3. The Story: Brokeback Mountain......Page 84 4. The Novel’s Reception......Page 104 5. The Story’s Reception......Page 108 6. The Story’s Performance......Page 114 7. Further Reading and Discussion Questions......Page 126 This guide to Annie Proulx's novel 'Postcards' and her short story 'Brokeback Mountain' features a biography of the author, a full-length analysis of the texts, a summary of their popular and critical reception and a discussion of the recent film adaptation of 'Brokeback Mountain' and its reception A guide to Annie Proulx's novel "Postcards" and her short story "Brokeback Mountain" that features a biography of the author, an analysis of the texts, a summary of the their popular and critical reception, a discussion of the film adaptation of "Brokeback Mountain" and its reception.