| Description |
1 online resource (321 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. 16: The birds / Daphne du Maurier -- Black is my favorite color / Bernard Malamud -- Dharma / Vikram Chandra -- The diamond mine / Willa Cather -- The gold of Tomas Vargas / Isabel Allende -- He / Katherine Anne Porter -- Henne fire / Isaac Bashevis Singer -- The invalid's story / Mark Twain -- Kitchen / Banana Yoshimoto -- Menagerie, a child's fable / Charles Johnson -- The purloined letter / Edgar Allan Poe -- Rip Van Winkle / Washington Irving -- Rules of the game / Amy Tan -- The woman who came at six o'clock / Gabriel Garcia Marquez. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Du Maurier, Daphne, 1907-1989. Birds.
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Malamud, Bernard. Black is my favorite color.
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Chandra, Vikram. Dharma.
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Cather, Willa, 1873-1947. Diamond mine.
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Allende, Isabel. Gold of Tomas Vargas.
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Porter, Katherine Anne, 1890-1980. He.
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Singer, Isaac Bashevis, 1904-1991. Henne fire.
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Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Invalid's story.
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Yoshimoto, Banana, 1964- Kitchin. English.
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Johnson, Charles Richard, 1948- Menagerie, a child's fable.
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Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. Purloined letter.
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Irving, Washington, 1783-1859. Rip Van Winkle.
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Tan, Amy. Rules of the game.
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Garcia Marquez, Gabriel, 1928- Woman who came at six o'clock.
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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 |
Galens, David, editor.
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Gale Group.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Short stories for students, Volume 16. Detroit, Mich. : Gale, 2002 9780787642686 |
| ISBN |
9781414428277 (electronic book) |
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1414428278 (electronic book) |
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9780787642686 |
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0787642681 |
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