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Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism. |
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"ISSN 1092-7735." |
Contents |
Vol. 14: Animal stories - Jason Brown -- Black boy - Kay Boyle -- A boy and his dog - Harlan Ellison -- The challenge - Mario Vargas Llosa -- The country husband - John Cheever -- The destructors - Graham Greene -- Don't look now - Daphne du Maurier -- The Eskimo connection - Hisaye Yamamoto -- Exchanging glances - Christa Wolf -- Gooseberries - Anton Chekhov -- The last lovely city - Alice Adams -- Night - Tatyana Tolstaya -- The red convertible - Louise Erdrich -- Resurrection of a life - William Saroyan -- Small change - Yehudit Hendel -- Town and country lovers - Nadine Gordimer. |
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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. |
Original Version |
Original: 293 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. |
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Brown, Jason, 1969- Animal stories.
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Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992. Black boy.
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Ellison, Harlan. Boy and his dog.
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Vargas Llosa, Mario, 1936- Challenge.
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Cheever, John. Country husband.
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Greene, Graham, 1904-1991. Destructors.
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DuMaurier, Daphne, Dame, 1907-1989. Don't look now.
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Yamamoto, Hisaye.tEskimo connection.
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Wolf, Christa, 1929-Exchanging glances.
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Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904. Gooseberries.
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Adams, Alice, 1926-1999. Last lovely city.
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Tolstaya, Tatyana. Night.
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Erdrich, Louise. Red convertible.
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Saroyan, William, 1908-1981. Resurrection of a life.
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Hendel, Yehudit. Small change.
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Gordimer, Nadine. Town and country lovers.
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Short story -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States.
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Short story -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States.
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Short story.
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Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Smith, Jennifer.
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ISBN |
9780787642662 |
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0787642665 |
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