Short stories for students. presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories
Title
Short stories for students. Volume 17 [electronic resource] : presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories / David Galens, project editor.
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.
The aleph / Jorge Luis Borges -- Average waves in unprotected waters / Anne Tyler -- The best girlfriend you never had / Pam Houston -- A conversation from the third floor / Mohamed El-Bisatie -- The eye / Paul Bowles -- The fall of Edward Barnard / W. Somerset Maugham -- Four Summers / Joyce Carol Oates -- In the kindergarten / Ha Jin -- The indian uprising / Donald Barthelme -- The Killers / Ernest Hemingway -- A map of Tripoli, 1967 / Marlene Reed Wetzel -- Naming the names / Anne Devlin -- Nightfall / Isaac Asimov -- A perfect day for bananafish / J.D. Salinger -- A point at issue! / Kate Chopin.
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"ISSN 1092-7735."
Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, criticism, sources and further reading.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Title
Short stories for students. Volume 17 [electronic resource] : presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories / David Galens, project editor.