Responding to America's love affair with the short-short, editors Shapard and Thomas consulted nearly two-hundred magazines and chose the sixty stories, written in English or translated, that they considered best. Ranging across countries and cultures, the selection includes a number of new stories from the Pacific Rim Well-known writers William Maxwell, Margaret Atwood, Don DeLillo, Mark Richard join lesser-known writers Molly Giles, Andrew Lam, Judy Troy who will be (or should be) better known. Each story revels in its own element of surprise; each, whether traditional or experimental, proves that a tale told quickly offers pleasure long past its telling. Students and lovers of literature take note: this is serious writing that's fun to read "
Leidėjas: | W. W. Norton & Company |
Išleidimo metai: | 1996 |
Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 312 |
ISBN-10: | 0393313425 |
ISBN-13: | 9780393313420 |
Formatas: | Knyga minkštu viršeliu |
Kalba: | Anglų |
Žanras: | Anthologies |
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