Dimensions of Madeleine L'Engle: New Critical Approaches - Paperback

by Suzanne Bray (Editor)

Best known for her Newbery Medal-winning novel A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle (1918-2007) had a long and successful writing career. Her books enjoyed popular acclaim and she was in constant demand to give speeches, write forewords and advise and encourage younger authors. Yet her work--particularly her adult fiction--has been largely ignored by scholars. This collection of new essays gives overdue critical attention to L'Engle's complete body of work, from her familiar young adult fiction to her religious writings, poems and short stories.

Author Biography

Suzanne Bray is a professor of British literature and civilization at Lille Catholic University in the north of France. She specializes in the history of religious ideas and their place in popular culture in the 20th century. She has published extensively in French and English on various Christian authors including C.S. Lewis, Dorothy L. Sayers, Charles Williams and Madeleine L'Engle.