This curriculum guide is designed to assist teachers in developing a world literature course exploring the modern literature of four cultures: North America, Latin America, the Middle East, and India. The course begins with the study of North America, the language, history, culture and religion and the literature resulting from those factors. By examining how literature reflects or does not reflect our culture, students will be better situated to evaluate the distance between art and life in other cultures. The course proceeds to Latin America, Egypt, West Africa, Zimbabwe, and India and their respective literature. (EH)