American exorcist
Subtitle: critical essays on William Peter Blatty
By: edited by Benjamin Szumskyj.
Contributors: Szumskyj, Benjamin, 1982-
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9780786435975
Subjects: Blatty, William Peter -- Criticism and interpretation; American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
Description: "William Peter Blatty is best known for his novel The Exorcist, a work credited with sparking the explosion of the horror genre in the 1980s. These essays examine The Exorcist and other novels marking the first attempt to chart his growth from an author of mediocre comic novels to one of the premier authors about the supernatural"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.