write an essay about an author and his her works

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Pick one of the following authors. The first half of the paper should be biography of the author. For the second half, find literary criticism of one of the author’s works, and report on what those critics say about the work. Pick up one of the Authors: Joseph Conrad, Kurt Vonnegut, Thomas Hardy, E.L. Doctorow, James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Edith Wharton, Hermann Hesse.

Must make substantial use of at least 3 books and at least 5 articles as sources.

Turn in at least 5 source pages from any sources, highlighted to show where you got the information on that page that you used in your paper.

Make sure the source of each page is visible on each source page!

please try to use one of the database as you can: Academic OneFile; Dictionary of Literary Biography; JSTOR-Arts and Sciences; Twayne Authors Series; Gale Literary Sources; Literature Criticism Online; Literature Resources Center; Litfinder; …