Northwest Missouri State University B.D. Owens Library



World Literature WWW Resources
This is a webliography of selected authors for Kathryn Broyles' Introduction to Literature section.

TIP: Press Ctrl/f and enter a root word, word, or phrase in the Find what: box and click Find Next to search for a topic on this page. For example, type biograph to search for biography, biographical.


Use the Biographical Research Guide and Biographical Sources About Authors page to locate more biographical and critical evaluations of these authors listed in books, articles, and Web pages.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

A&E Biography Search
Biography seekers can type in the author's last name first name (example: Dostoevsky Fyodor) to locate brief biographical entries on the A&E Television Networks Biography Page.

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky
Compiled by a Middlebury College professor, this site has helpful study guides, a biography, and examples of student papers.

Dostoevsky Research Station
This site offers a chronology, bibliographies, criticism and full-text of many of Dostoevsky's works. Also included are over 200 links to sites relevant to the study of Dostoevsky.

Internet Public Library, Online Literary Criticism Collection: Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821 - 1881)
The Online Literary Criticism Collection provides links to critical sites and biographical sites about world authors.

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Umberto Eco

A&E Biography Search
Biography seekers can type in the author's last name first name (example: Eco Umberto) to locate brief biographical entries on the A&E Television Networks Biography Page.

Internet Public Library, Online Literary Criticism Collection: Umberto Eco (1932 - )
The Online Literary Criticism Collection provides links to critical sites and biographical sites about world authors.

Umberto Eco: Homepage
"This website aims to present all the aspects of the Writer, Linguist, Philosopher and the Man UMBERTO ECO." It includes a biography and news about about the author and links to his works.

Umberto Eco Links
A collection of links about the works of Umberto Eco.

Umberto Eco: Porta Ludovica
This site has a bibliography of Eco's works, a biography, criticism, and many links to other sites and bulletin boards concerned with all facets of Eco's life and works.

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Barbara Kingsolver

A&E Biography Search
Biography seekers can type in the author's last name first name (example: Kingsolver Barbara) to locate brief biographical entries on the A&E Television Networks Biography Page.

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Gabriel Garcia Marquez

BBC Education: Gabriel Garcia Marquez
This site includes a brief biography of Garcia Marquez with links to further information.

The Modern World: Gabriel Garcia Marquez
This is a site loaded with information about Garcia Marquez, including biographical and critical evaluations.

Nobel e-Museum: Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Contains a brief biography of the author along with his Nobel lecture and other related links.

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Harper Lee

A&E Biography Search
Biography seekers can type in the author's last name first name (example: Lee Harper) to locate brief biographical entries on the A&E Television Networks Biography Page.

Internet Public Library, Online Literary Criticism Collection: Harper Lee (1926 - )
The Online Literary Criticism Collection provides links to critical sites and biographical sites about world authors.

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Fatima Mernissi

A&E Biography Search
Biography seekers can type in the author's last name first name (example: Mernissi Fatima) to locate brief biographical entries on the A&E Television Networks Biography Page.

Thematic Overview of Books by Fatima Mernissi
The author's homepage links to thematic overviews of her books. Her homepage also discusses her work as a teacher, researcher and writer at Rabat Mohamed V University's "Institut de Recherche Scientifique".

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Salman Rushdie

A&E Biography Search
Biography seekers can type in the author's last name first name (example: Rushdie Salman) to locate brief biographical entries on the A&E Television Networks Biography Page.

Internet Public Library, Online Literary Criticism Collection: Salman Rushdie (1947 - )
The Online Literary Criticism Collection provides links to critical sites and biographical sites about world authors.

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Tayeb Salih

A&E Biography Search
Biography seekers can type in the author's last name first name (example: Salih Tayeb) to locate brief biographical entries on the A&E Television Networks Biography Page.

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Lee Smith

A&E Biography Search
Biography seekers can type in the author's last name first name (example: Smith Lee) to locate brief biographical entries on the A&E Television Networks Biography Page.

Internet Public Library, Online Literary Criticism Collection: Lee Smith (1944 - )
The Online Literary Criticism Collection provides links to critical sites and biographical sites about world authors.

The Official Lee Smith Website
Biography, news, photographs, books, and other aspects of the writer's life, career, and concerns are included.

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Amy Tan

A&E Biography Search
Biography seekers can type in the author's last name first name (example: Tan Amy) to locate brief biographical entries on the A&E Television Networks Biography Page.

Internet Public Library, Online Literary Criticism Collection: Amy Tan (1952 - )
The Online Literary Criticism Collection provides links to critical sites and biographical sites about world authors.

Voices From the Gaps, Women Writers of Color: Amy Tan
Begun as a collaborative project of the faculty and students of the English Department and the Program in American Studies at the University of Minnesota, this page contains a critical biography, selected bibliography, and related links.

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Revised (October 30, 2008)
Created (September 2002)
Links Verified (October 2008)