| Description |
1 online resource (327 pages) : illustrations |
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Gale eBooks
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| Note |
Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism. |
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"ISSN 1092-7735." |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Vol. 13: Astronomer's wife / Kay Boyle -- Civil peace / Chinua Achebe -- The darling / Anton Chekhov -- Desiree's baby / Kate Chopin -- Dominoes / Jack Agueros -- Errand / Raymond Carver -- The first seven years / Bernard Malamud -- Happy endings / Margaret Atwood -- Jeffty is five / Harlan Ellison -- Life / Bessie Head -- Little miracles, kept promises / Sandra Cisneros -- My life with the wave / Octavio Paz -- The sailor-boy's tale / Isak Dinesen -- Stones in my passway, hellhound on my trail / T. Coraghessan Boyle -- This way for the gas, ladies and gentlemen / Tadeusz Borowski -- Walker brothers cowboy / Alice Munro. |
| Summary |
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. |
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Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992. Astronomer's wife.
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Achebe, Chinua. Civil peace.
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Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904. Darling.
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Chopin, Kate, 1850-1904. Desiree's baby.
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Agueros, Jack, 1934- Dominoes.
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Carver , Raymond, 1938-1988. Errand.
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Malamud, Bernard. First seven years.
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Atwood, Margaret Eleanor, 1939- Happy endings.
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Ellison, Harlan. Jeffty is five.
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Head, Bessie, 1937-1986. Life.
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Cisneros, Sandra. Little miracles, kept promises.
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Paz, Octavio, 1914-1998. My life with the wave.
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Dinesen, Isak, 1885-1962. Sailor-boy's tale.
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Boyle, T. Coraghessan. Stones in my passway, hellhound on my trail.
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Borowski, Tadeusz, 1922-1951. This way for the gas, ladies and gentlemen.
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Munro, Alice, 1931- Walker brothers cowboy.
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Short story -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States.
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Short story -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States.
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Short story.
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| Added Author |
Smith, Jennifer, editor.
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Gale Group.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Short stories for students, Volume 13. Detroit, Mich. : Gale Group, 2001 9780787642655 |
| ISBN |
9781414428246 (electronic book) |
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1414428243 (electronic book) |
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9780787642655 |
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0787642657 |
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