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Title Short stories for students. Volume 13 [electronic resource] : presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories / Jennifer Smith, project editor.

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Detroit, Mich. : Gale Group, 2001.

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Axe Gale Electronic Resource	Electronic Resource	---	Available

Note	Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.
	"ISSN 1092-7735."
Contents	Vol. 13: Astronomer's wife - Kay Boyle -- Civil peace - Chinua Achebe -- The darling - Anton Chekhov -- Desiree's baby - Kate Chopin -- Dominoes - Jack Agueros -- Errand - Raymond Carver -- The first seven years - Bernard Malamud -- Happy endings - Margaret Atwood -- Jeffty is five - Harlan Ellison -- Life - Bessie Head -- Little miracles, kept promises - Sandra Cisneros -- My life with the wave - Octavio Paz -- The sailor-boy's tale - Isak Dinesen -- Stones in my passway, hellhound on my trail - T. Coraghessan Boyle -- This way for the gas, ladies and gentlemen - Tadeusz Borowski -- Walker brothers cowboy - Alice Munro.
Access	Access limited to licensed institutions.
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: 327 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Subject	Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992. Astronomer's wife.
	Achebe, Chinua. Civil peace.
	Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904. Darling.
	Chopin, Kate, 1851-1904. Desiree's baby.
	Agueros, Jack, 1934- Dominoes.
	Carver , Raymond. Errand.
	Malamud, Bernard. First seven years.
	Atwood, Margaret Eleanor, 1939- Happy endings.
	Ellison, Harlan. Jeffty is five.
	Head, Bessie, 1937-1986. Life.
	Cisneros, Sandra. Little miracles, kept promises.
	Paz, Octavio, 1914-1998. My life with the wave.
	Dinesen, Isak, 1885-1962. Sailor-boy's tale.
	Boyle, T. Coraghessan. Stones in my passway, hellhound on my trail.
	Borowski, Tadeusz, 1922-1951. This way for the gas, ladies and gentlemen.
	Munro, Alice. Walker brothers cowboy.
	Short story -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States.
	Short story -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States.
	Short story.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	Smith, Jennifer.
ISBN	9780787642655
	0787642657