| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 309 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Gale eBooks
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| Note |
"ISSN 1092-7735." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Beware of the dog / by Roald Dahl -- A day goes by / by Luigi Pirandello -- Dr. Heidegger's experiment / by Nathaniel Hawthorne -- The heavenly Christmas tree / by Fyodor Dostoevsky -- The leap / by Louise Erdrich -- Love must not be forgotten / by Zhang Jie -- Marriage is a private affair / by Chinua Achebe -- No witchcraft for sale / by Doris Lessing -- One ordinary day, with peanuts / by Shirley Jackson -- The prisoner who wore glasses / by Bessie Head -- The son from America / by Isaac Bashevis Singer -- Sorry, right number / by Stephen King -- Sweet potato pie / by Eugenia Collier -- The thrill of the grass / by W. P. Kinsella. |
| Summary |
Provides critical overviews of short stories from all cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the story's cultural and historical significance. |
| Subject |
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 |
Constantakis, Sara, editor.
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Gale Group.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Short stories for student, Volume 30. Detroit, Mich. : Gale, c2010 9781414466941 |
| ISBN |
9781414474564 (electronic book) |
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1414474563 (electronic book) |
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9781414466941 |
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1414466943 |
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