| American Short Story Masterpieces: A Rich Selection of Recent Fiction from America's Best Modern Writers Contributor(s): Carver, Raymond (Editor), Jenks, Tom (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0440204232 ISBN-13: 9780440204237 Publisher: Dell OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound Published: April 1989 Annotation: America's most exciting and important writers are represented in this wonderfully rich collection of contemporary classics that date from the 1950s through the 1980s. Includes selections of James Baldwin, Bernard Malamud, Flannery O'Connor, Philip Roth and more. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Psychological |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.12" H x 4.21" W x 6.91" (0.54 lbs) 528 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This highly acclaimed collection of short stories by American writers contains only the best literary art of the past four decades. Editors Raymond Carver and Tom Jenks have selected fiction that "tells a story"-and tells it with a masterful handling of language, situation, and insight. But what is so special about this volume is that it mirrors our age, our concerns, and our lives. Whether it's the end of a marriage, as in Bobbie Ann Manson's "Shiloh," or the struggle with self-esteem and weight in Andre Dubus's "The Fat Girl," the 36 works included her probe issues that give us that "shock of recognition" that is the hallmark of great art--wonderful, absorbing fiction that will be read and reread for decades to come. |