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Title Short stories for students. Volume 20 [electronic resource] : presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories / Ira Mark Milne and Timothy Sisler, project editors.

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Detroit, Mich. : Gale, c2005.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe Gale Lit Resource	Electronic Resource	---	Available

Series	Gale Literature Resource Center
Note	"ISSN 1092-7735."
	Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, criticism, sources, and further reading.
Contents	Babette's feast - Isak Dinesen -- The big black good man - Richard Wright -- Christmas not just once a year - Heinrich Boll -- A great day - Frank Sargeson -- Imagined scenes - Ann Beattie -- In the shadow of war - Ben Okri -- The long-distance runner - Grace Paley -- Private lies - Bobbie Ann Mason -- The pursuer - Julio Cortazar -- Saint Emmanuel the good, martyr - Miguel de Unamuno -- The sniper - Liam O'Flaherty -- The sun, the moon, the stars - Junot Diaz -- To room nineteen - Doris Lessing -- The veldt - Ray Bradbury.
Summary	Presents vital information on the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mi: Gale, 2005. Available via World Wide Web.
Original Version	Original: xviii, 318 p. : ill., photos. ; 29 cm.
Note	Because of restrictions on online rights, some articles included in the print version of this publication may not appear in Literature Resource Center.
Subject	Dinesen, Isak, 1885-1962. Babette's feast.
	Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. Big black good man.
	Bl, Heinrich, 1917- Christmas not just once a year.
	Sargeson, Frank. Great day.
	Beattie, Ann. Imagined scenes.
	Okri, Ben. In the shadow of war.
	Paley, Grace. Long-distance runner.
	Mason, Bobbie Ann. Private lies.
	Cor`tzar, Julio. Pursuer.
	Unamuno, Miguel de, 1864-1936. Saint Emmanuel the good, martyr.
	O'Flaherty, Liam, 1896- Sniper.
	Daz, Junot, 1968- Sun, the moon, the stars.
	Lessing, Doris May, 1919-2013 To room nineteen.
	Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012 Veldt.
	Short story -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States.
	Short story -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States.
	Short story.
Added Author	Milne, Ira Mark, editor.
	Sisler, Timothy, editor.
	Gale Group.
ISBN	9780787642723
	078764272X