Short stories for students. Volume 43 [electronic resource] : presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories / Matthew Derda, project editor ; foreword by Thomas E. Barden.
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Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, Cengage Learning, [2016]
Blackness / by Jamaica Kincaid -- Diary of a madman / by Nikolay Gogol -- The dream of a ridiculous man / by Fyodor Dostoyevsky -- Emmy / by Jessie Redmon Fauset -- The fat of the land / by Anzia Yezierska -- The fly / by Katherine Mansfield -- The moonlit road / by Ambrose Bierce -- Open secrets / by Alice Ann Munro -- Railroad standard time / by Frank Chin -- Refuge in London / by Ruth Prawer Jhahvala -- The secret of cartwheels / by Patricia Henley -- Sinking house / by T. Coraghessan Boyle -- Sweetheart of the song Tra Bong / by Tim O'Brien -- The Zahir / by Jorge Luis Borges.
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Summary
Provides critical overviews of short stories from all cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the story's cultural and historical significance.
