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Robin Cook A Critical Companion
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Lorena Laura Stookey
Book Code: GR9578
ISBN: 0-313-29578-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-29578-2
224 pages, photographs
Greenwood Press
Publication: 9/30/1996
List Price: $46.95 (UK Sterling Price: £26.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: Like Arthur Conan Doyle before him, best-selling novelist Robin Cook has turned from the practice of medicine to that of writing popular suspense fiction. Widely recognized as the "Master of the Medical Thriller," Cook uses the medium of the popular novel to address a range of social issues: environmental pollution, gender inequality in the workplace, the risks inherent in the common practice of secrecy in science research, and above all, the ramifications of medicine's transition from profession to corporate industry. This study analyzes in turn each of Cook's medical thrillers, from Coma to Contagion. Following a biographical chapter, the genre chapter examines the ways in which Cook's medical thriller incorporates plotting conventions and strategies borrowed from such popular literary genres as the science fiction novel, the murder mystery, and the gothic romance. Each novel is then examined in a separate chapter with subsections on plot, character, and theme. Stookey also offers an alternative critical approach to the novel, which gives the reader another perspective from which to read and discuss the text. A complete bibliography of Cook's fiction, general criticism and biographical sources, and listings of reviews of each novel complete the work. The only study of one of America's most popular contemporary novelists, read by adults and young adults alike, this is a key purchase for schools and public libraries.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Foreword by Kathleen Gregory Klein
  • The Life of Robin Cook
  • Robin Cook's Medical Thrillers
  • Coma and Terminal
  • Brain
  • Godplayer and Mutation
  • Mindbend and Harmful Intent
  • Outbreak and Vital Signs
  • Mortal Fear
  • Blindsight
  • Acceptable Risk
  • Contagion
  • Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 96-5804
LCC Class: PS3553
Dewey Class: 813
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