The Art of the Story: An International Anthology of Contemporary Short Stories
Following the immense success of The Art of the Tale, Daniel Halpern has assembled the next generation of short-story writers—those born after 1937—to create a companion volume, The Art of the Story. Attesting to the depth, range, and continued popularity of short fiction, this collection...
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Following the immense success of The Art of the Tale, Daniel Halpern has assembled the next generation of short-story writers—those born after 1937—to create a companion volume, The Art of the Story. Attesting to the depth, range, and continued popularity of short fiction, this collection includes seventy-eight contributors from thirty-five countries. The Art of the Story combines the best of the established masters as well as the fresh, new voices of writers whose work has seldom been translated into English.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140296389 (0140296387)
ASIN: 140296387
Publish date: November 1st 2000
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 688
Edition language: English
In no particular order:"G-String," Nicola Barker. Love! Love! Love! A woman puts on a g-string to impress her lover and ends up using it to jury-rig his broken windshield wiper. In the process she learns that she doesn't need his validation. A lovely, witty character arc accomplished in a few compac...
I'm so glad that my teacher of "Reading Like A Writer" chose this anthology of short stories for our class. I learned a ton about my own writing through analyzing craft techniques such as family, place, and dialogue, of other writers. This collection is now a night stand staple, which I can't wait...
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