内容简介：
Each volume profiles about 10 to 12 novelists, poets, scriptwriters and other creative writers. Each of the approximately 200 excerpts per volume is prefaced by a full citation and annotation. Students are also provided with an introduction to each author, a bibliographical listing of primary works and suggestions for further study. The annual Yearbook volume provides detailed information on new authors, prizewinners and important events and trends in thc literary world.