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From: Hollins Critic[(essay date February 1991) In the following essay, Frank provides an overview of the central themes, regional settings and motifs, prose style, and narrative presentation in Hoffman's fiction. Frank's analysis, which...
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From: Richmond Times Dispatch[(date 28 July 1985) In the following brief review, Sullivan lauds Godfires for its gripping plot and its examination of characters struggling with their own Puritanical values and inner passionate feelings.] In...
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From: The Fictional World of William Hoffman[(essay date 2000) In the following essay, Frank provides an overview of Hoffman's novels, which he divides into "war novels," "Virginia/West Virginia novels," and "philosophical/spiritual novels," and examines the...
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From: Richmond Times Dispatch[(review date 15 May 1988) In the following review, Neuberger relates how Hoffman enjoys living in a small, agrarian community in Virginia, and discusses the inspiration Hoffman draws from the landscape and the people...
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From:Hollins Critic (Vol. 28, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedDuring the past thirty-five years William Hoffman has published ten novels, two collections of short stories, and over three dozen additional short stories in such quarterlies as the Transatlantic Review, The Virginia...
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From: the Farmville Herald[(review date 21 March 1990) The following review of Furors Die provides a plot summary of the novel and lauds Hoffman's abilities as a skilled writer, praising his proficiency with symbolism, language, satire, and...