| Description |
1 online resource (293 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. 14: Animal stories / Jason Brown -- Black boy / Kay Boyle -- A boy and his dog / Harlan Ellison -- The challenge / Mario Vargas Llosa -- The country husband / John Cheever -- The destructors / Graham Greene -- Don't look now / Daphne du Maurier -- The Eskimo connection / Hisaye Yamamoto -- Exchanging glances / Christa Wolf -- Gooseberries / Anton Chekhov -- The last lovely city / Alice Adams -- Night / Tatyana Tolstaya -- The red convertible / Louise Erdrich -- Resurrection of a life / William Saroyan -- Small change / Yehudit Hendel -- Town and country lovers / Nadine Gordimer. |
| 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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Brown, Jason, 1969- Animal stories.
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Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992. Black boy.
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Ellison, Harlan. Boy and his dog.
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Vargas Llosa, Mario, 1936- Challenge.
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Cheever, John. Country husband.
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Greene, Graham, 1904-1991. Destructors.
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Du Maurier, Daphne, 1907-1989. Don't look now.
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Yamamoto, Hisaye. Eskimo connection.
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Wolf, Christa, 1929-Exchanging glances.
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Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904. Gooseberries.
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Adams, Alice, 1926-1999. Last lovely city.
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Tolstai︠a︡, Tatʹi︠a︡na, 1951 May 3- Night.
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Erdrich, Louise. Red convertible.
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Saroyan, William, 1908-1981. Resurrection of a life.
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Hendel, Yehudit. Small change.
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Gordimer, Nadine. Town and country lovers.
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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 14. Detroit, Mich. : Gale Group, 2002 9780787642662 |
| ISBN |
9781414428253 (electronic book) |
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1414428251 (electronic book) |
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9780787642662 |
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0787642665 |
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