| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 318 pages) : illustrations, photos. |
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Gale eBooks
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| Note |
"ISSN 1092-7735." |
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Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, criticism, sources, and further reading. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Babette's feast / Isak Dinesen -- The big black good man / Richard Wright -- Christmas not just once a year / Heinrich Boll -- A great day / Frank Sargeson -- Imagined scenes / Ann Beattie -- In the shadow of war / Ben Okri -- The long-distance runner / Grace Paley -- Private lies / Bobbie Ann Mason -- The pursuer / Julio Cortazar -- Saint Emmanuel the good, martyr / Miguel de Unamuno -- The sniper / Liam O'Flaherty -- The sun, the moon, the stars / Junot Diaz -- To room nineteen / Doris Lessing -- The veldt / Ray Bradbury. |
| 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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Dinesen, Isak, 1885-1962. Babette's feast.
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Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. Big black good man.
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Böll, Heinrich, 1917-1985. Christmas not just once a year.
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Sargeson, Frank. Great day.
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Beattie, Ann. Imagined scenes.
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Okri, Ben. In the shadow of war.
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Paley, Grace. Long-distance runner.
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Mason, Bobbie Ann. Private lies.
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Cortázar, Julio. Pursuer.
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Unamuno, Miguel de, 1864-1936. Saint Emmanuel the good, martyr.
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O'Flaherty, Liam, 1896-1984. Sniper.
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Díaz, Junot, 1968- Sun, the moon, the stars.
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Lessing, Doris, 1919-2013. To room nineteen.
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Bradbury, Ray, 1920- Veldt.
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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 |
Milne, Ira Mark, editor.
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Sisler, Timothy, editor.
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Gale Group.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Short stories for students, Volume 20. Detroit, Mich. : Gale, c2005 9780787642723 |
| ISBN |
9780787694197 (electronic book) |
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0787694193 (electronic book) |
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9780787642723 |
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078764272X |
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