Colin Salter traces the evolution of the novel from the earliest examples through to the postmodernist best-sellers of the 21st century. Rather than dwelling too long on the technical nuances of writing style he has amassed 100 of the greatest novel writers and chosen their most significant work. Each author is given a concise biography and their major novel analysed and then set in context with their other work. Become ridiculously well-read in 224 pages.