Contains essays on the life and work of the largest writers in the United States, lists of works indicating the year of publication and their translations into Russian. The text is supplemented with literary illustrations and photographs. Lists of the main critical works on the work of writers published in Russian, Belarusian and English have been placed. At the end of the book is an alphabetical index of surnames in English and a list of literary illustrations. First published in 1998 For a wide range of people interested in American literature.