| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 301 pages) : illustrations |
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Gale eBooks
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"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 |
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. |
| 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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Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986. Aleph.
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Tyler, Anne. Average waves in unprotected waters.
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Houston, Pam. Best girlfriend you never had.
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Bisāṭī, Muḥammad. Conversation from the third floor.
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Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999. Eye.
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Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965. Fall of Edward Barnard.
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Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Four Summers.
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Jin, Ha, 1956- In the kindergarten.
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Barthelme, Donald. Indian uprising.
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Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961. Killers.
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Wetzel, Marlene Reed. Map of Tripoli, 1967. |
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Devlin, Anne. Naming the names.
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Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992. Nightfall.
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Salinger, J. D. (Jerome David), 1919-2010. Perfect day for bananafish.
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Chopin, Kate, 1850-1904. Point at issue!
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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 17. Detroit, Mich. : Gale, c2003 9780787642693 |
| ISBN |
9780787692889 (electronic book) |
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0787692883 (electronic book) |
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9780787642693 |
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078764269X |
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