Published in January 2010, Critical Survey of long Fiction, Fourth Edition profiles the lives, achievements, and important works of major writers of long fiction. The writers covered in the set represent more than 60 countries and their works date from the tenth century B. C. E to the preset. All essays include a complete biography of the writer, a list of achievements and other literary forms, and an analysis of several of the writer's major works. This volume contains selected articles from this very popular and well-reviewed set. The articles and topics were carefully chosen by our editors to provides as much information as possible about the selected topic. Book jacket.