The Story and Its Writer: An Introduction to Short Fiction
This collection of 124 stories includes classics, modern work, and contemporary selections by writer...
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This collection of 124 stories includes classics, modern work, and contemporary selections by writers such as Raymond Carver and Louise Erdrich, plus translations of important non-English works. It features biographical notes for each story, 75 commentaries, many by the authors themselves, and casebooks on three contemporary writers. Separate appendices outline a history of the short story, discuss elements of fiction, review how to write a college-level paper on a story, and offer a glossary of literary terms. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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