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The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories

Author : Tobias Wolff
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0679745130
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (797 download)

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Download or read book The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories written by Tobias Wolff and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 1994-09-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Variously funny, frightening, poignant, and exhilarating, these collected stories displays the best American writers at the peak of their powers and the national narrative at its most eloquent, truthful, and inventive. The thirty-three stories in this volume prove that American short fiction maybe be our most distinctive national art form. As selected and introduced by Tobias Wolff, they also make up an alternate map of the United States that represents not just geography but narrative traditions, cultural heritage, and divergent approaches. Contributors and stories include: Mary Gaitskill, "A Romantic Weekend"; Andre Dubus, "The Fat Girl"; Tim O'Brien, "The Things They Carried"; Raymond Carver, "Cathedral"; Joyce Carol Oates, "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"; Mona Simpson, "Lawns"; Ann Beattie, "A Vintage Thunderbird"; Jamaica Kincaid, "Girl"; Stuart Dybek, "Chopin in Water"; Ron Hansen, "Wickedness"; Denis Johnson, "Emergency"; Edward P. Jones, "The First Day"; John L'Heureux, "Departures"; Ralph Lombreglia, "Men Under Water"; Robert Olmstead, "Cody's Story"; Jayne Anne Phillips, "Home"; Susan Power, "Moonwalk"; Amy Tan, "Rules of the Game"; Stephanie Vaughn, "Dog Heaven"; Joy Williams, "Train"; Dorothy Allison, "River of Names"; Richard Bausch, "All The Way in Flagstaff, Arizona"; and more.

The Picador Book of Contemporary American Stories

Author : Tobias Wolff
Publisher : Pan Macmillan Adult
ISBN 13 : 9780330335263
Total Pages : 724 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book The Picador Book of Contemporary American Stories written by Tobias Wolff and published by Pan Macmillan Adult. This book was released on 1994 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Wolff’s collection takes us from north to south, from east to west, from ocean to desert to forest, from farmstead to city, from suburb to main streets, from home to Vietnamese jungle; its diversity is as impressive as its quality. It’s a substantial achievement: an engrossing, affecting, provoking, richly satisfying volume, the magic of which will endure even when it’s lost the “contemporary” in its title’ Scotsman ‘There can be no more readable book . . . More than seven hundred pages of mesmeric story-telling, by forty-two of the best writers to have emerged from the US over the past fifteen years . . . This is a wonderful book’ Scotland on Sunday ‘In making his choice of contemporary American short stories, Tobias Wolff has remained true to what he believes is the predominantly realist strain of American fiction . . . this is a thick, satisfying volume: I can’t find a story that hits a wrong note’ Erica Wagner, The Times

Contemporary American Short Stories

Author : Douglas Angus
Publisher : Everbind
ISBN 13 : 9780784821831
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (218 download)

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Download or read book Contemporary American Short Stories written by Douglas Angus and published by Everbind. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A popular collection of some of the best short fiction and short stories ever written.

The Ecco Anthology of Contemporary American Short Fiction

Author : Joyce Carol Oates
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061661589
Total Pages : 788 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (616 download)

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Book Synopsis The Ecco Anthology of Contemporary American Short Fiction by : Joyce Carol Oates

Download or read book The Ecco Anthology of Contemporary American Short Fiction written by Joyce Carol Oates and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2008-10-14 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A definitive collection of the very best short stories by contemporary American masters Edited by Joyce Carol Oates, "the living master of the short story" (Buffalo News), and Christopher R. Beha, this volume provides an important overview of the contemporary short story and a selection of the very best that American short fiction has to offer.

The Signet Classic Book of Contemporary American Short Stories

Author : Burton Raffel
Publisher : Signet Classics
ISBN 13 : 9780451524300
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book The Signet Classic Book of Contemporary American Short Stories written by Burton Raffel and published by Signet Classics. This book was released on 1986 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories

Author : Tobias Wolff
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9781417718856
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (188 download)

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Book Synopsis Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories by : Tobias Wolff

Download or read book Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories written by Tobias Wolff and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1994-09-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This generous and discerning volume of 33 stories proves that American short fiction is in the middle of a renaissance. Choosing both contemporary classics and works certain to be well-recognized in years to come, Wolff has assembed the outstanding stories by the most inventive, eloquent, and honest American writers, from 1980 to the present.

Contemporary American short stories

Author : Flannery O'Connor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Contemporary American short stories written by Flannery O'Connor and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Encyclopedia of the American Short Story

Author : Abby H. P. Werlock
Publisher : Infobase Learning
ISBN 13 : 1438140754
Total Pages : 3225 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (381 download)

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Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of the American Short Story by : Abby H. P. Werlock

Download or read book Encyclopedia of the American Short Story written by Abby H. P. Werlock and published by Infobase Learning. This book was released on 2015-04-22 with total page 3225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two-volume set that presents an introduction to American short fiction from the 19th century to the present.

The Columbia Companion to the Twentieth-Century American Short Story

Author : Blanche H. Gelfant
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231504950
Total Pages : 677 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book The Columbia Companion to the Twentieth-Century American Short Story written by Blanche H. Gelfant and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2004-04-21 with total page 677 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Esteemed critic Blanche Gelfant's brilliant companion gathers together lucid essays on major writers and themes by some of the best literary critics in the United States. Part 1 is comprised of articles on stories that share a particular theme, such as "Working Class Stories" or "Gay and Lesbian Stories." The heart of the book, however, lies in Part 2, which contains more than one hundred pieces on individual writers and their work, including Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Richard Ford, Raymond Carver, Eudora Welty, Andre Debus, Zora Neal Hurston, Anne Beattie, Bharati Mukherjee, J. D. Salinger, and Jamaica Kincaid, as well as engaging pieces on the promising new writers to come on the scene.

The Story of Narrative Preaching

Author : Mike Graves
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1630878995
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book The Story of Narrative Preaching written by Mike Graves and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2015-03-02 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forty years ago the one thing that could be said about sermons was they were biblical. Unfortunately, they were sometimes tedious too. Narrative preaching aimed to fix that, advocating for a dynamic experience of the text over against a static lecture. Preaching could be like the parables of Jesus, intriguing and compelling. The Story of Narrative Preaching is the story of seven students who are enrolled in Professor Freeman's preaching course. Once a new trend, narrative preaching is now older than most of them. As Professor Freeman notes, two things went wrong with narrative styles: over time the church became biblically and theologically illiterate, and the promised stress on experience didn't always measure up to the weight of the gospel. Readers are invited to sit in on the class, to reflect on the expositional nature of preaching and to experience the stories of some modern storytellers--Flannery O'Connor, Alice Walker, and others--to see what they might teach us about narratives of depth. In the end we discover what may be the most important word in preaching.

The Oxford Book of American Short Stories

Author : Joyce Carol Oates
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780195092622
Total Pages : 788 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (926 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Book of American Short Stories written by Joyce Carol Oates and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1992 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers a survey of American short fiction in 59 tales that combine classic works with 'different, unexpected gems', which invite readers to explore a wealth of important pieces by women and minority writers. Authors include: Amy Tan, Alice Adams, David Leavitt and Tim O'Brien.

The Writer's Eye

Author : Amy E. Weldon
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 135002533X
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Writer's Eye written by Amy E. Weldon and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-12 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learning to write starts with learning to do one big thing: pay attention to the world around you, even though just about everything in modern life makes this more difficult than it needs to be. Developing habits and practices of observing, and writing down what you notice, can be the first step away from the anxieties and doubts that can hold you back from your ultimate goal as a writer: discovering something to say and a voice to say it in. The Writer's Eye is an inspiring guide for writers at all stages of their writing lives. Drawing on new research into creative writers and their relationship with the physical world, Amy E. Weldon shows us how to become more attentive observers of the world and find inspiration in any environment. Including exercises, writing prompts and sample texts and spanning multiple genres from novels to nonfiction to poetry, this is the ideal starting point for anyone beginning to write seriously and offers refreshing perspectives for experienced writers seeking new inspiration.

How to Write A Short Story (And Think About It)

Author : Robert Graham
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1137517085
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (375 download)

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Download or read book How to Write A Short Story (And Think About It) written by Robert Graham and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-16 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short story publishing is flourishing in the 21st century and is no longer seen as a poor relation of the novel. But what is a short story? And how do you write one? Robert Graham takes you through everything you need to know, from how a writer works to crafting and editing your own fiction. This heavily revised edition features new chapters by contemporary fiction writers. Stressing the importance of reading broadly and deeply, the book includes a wide range of prompts and writing exercises. It teaches you how to read as a writer and write like somebody who has read. You will learn the elements of craft you need to produce short stories, and one of the key writer's disciplines: reflecting on your own work. Whether you are a student or an experienced author, this book will teach you how to write short stories – and reflect on the creative processes involved. The book features chapters from writer-teachers James Friel, Rodge Glass, Ursula Hurley, Heather Leach, Helen Newall, Jenny Newman, James Rice and Tom Vowler.

Edinburgh Companion to the Short Story in English

Author : Paul Delaney
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 1474400663
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (744 download)

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Download or read book Edinburgh Companion to the Short Story in English written by Paul Delaney and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2018-11-27 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection explores the history and development of the anglophone short story since the beginning of the nineteenth century.

The Best American Short Stories, 1994

Author : Tobias Wolff
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780395681022
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book The Best American Short Stories, 1994 written by Tobias Wolff and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1994 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a collection of stories selected from magazines in the United States and Canada

Liminality and the Short Story

Author : Jochen Achilles
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131781245X
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)

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Download or read book Liminality and the Short Story written by Jochen Achilles and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-05 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a study of the short story, one of the widest taught genres in English literature, from an innovative methodological perspective. Both liminality and the short story are well-researched phenomena, but the combination of both is not frequent. This book discusses the relevance of the concept of liminality for the short story genre and for short story cycles, emphasizing theoretical perspectives, methodological relevance and applicability. Liminality as a concept of demarcation and mediation between different processual stages, spatial complexes, and inner states is of obvious importance in an age of global mobility, digital networking, and interethnic transnationality. Over the last decade, many symposia, exhibitions, art, and publications have been produced which thematize liminality, covering a wide range of disciplines including literary, geographical, psychological and ethnicity studies. Liminal structuring is an essential aspect of the aesthetic composition of short stories and the cultural messages they convey. On account of its very brevity and episodic structure, the generic liminality of the short story privileges the depiction of transitional situations and fleeting moments of crisis or decision. It also addresses the moral transgressions, heterotopic orders, and forms of ambivalent self-reflection negotiated within the short story's confines. This innovative collection focuses on both the liminality of the short story and on liminality in the short story.

Fifty Great American Short Stories

Author : Milton Crane
Publisher : Bantam Classics
ISBN 13 : 0553272942
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (532 download)

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Download or read book Fifty Great American Short Stories written by Milton Crane and published by Bantam Classics. This book was released on 1984-08-01 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brilliant, far-reaching collection of stories from Washington Irving to John Updike. The Classic Stories Edgar Allan Poe’s Ms. Found in a Bottle Bret Harte’s The Outcasts of Poker Flat Sherwood Anderson’s Death in the Woods Stephen Vincent Benét’s By the Waters of Babylon The Great Writers Melville James Dreiser Faulkner Hemingway Steinbeck McCullers The Little-Known Masterpieces Edith Wharton’s The Dilettante Finley Peter Dunne’s Mr. Dooley on the Popularity of Fireman Charles M. Flandrau’s A Dead Issue James Reid Parker’s The Archimandrite’s Niece