Short stories for students

presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories

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Short stories for students

presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories

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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.

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Gale
Language
English
Pages
309

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Table of Contents

Beware of the dog -- by Roald Dahl
A day goes by -- by Luigi Pirandello
Dr. Heidegger's experiment -- by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The heavenly Christmas tree -- by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The leap -- by Louise Erdrich
Love must not be forgotten -- by Zhang Jie
Marriage is a private affair -- by Chinua Achebe
No witchcraft for sale -- by Doris Lessing
One ordinary day, with peanuts -- by Shirley Jackson
The prisoner who wore glasses -- by Bessie Head
The son from America -- by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Sorry, right number -- by Stephen King
Sweet potato pie -- by Eugenia Collier
The thrill of the grass -- by W.P. Kinsella.

Edition Notes

"ISSN 1092-7735."

Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Published in
Detroit, Mich
Series
Gale virtual reference library

Classifications

Library of Congress
PN3373 .S3845 2010eb

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Format
[electronic resource] :
Pagination
1 online resource (xix, 309 p.)
Number of pages
309

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27087459M
Internet Archive
shortstoriesfors30cons
ISBN 10
1414474563, 1414466943
ISBN 13
9781414474564, 9781414466941
OCLC/WorldCat
648196166

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May 7, 2021 Edited by AgentSapphire Added new cover
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February 23, 2021 Edited by Lisa Merge works
July 7, 2019 Created by MARC Bot Imported from Internet Archive item record