The Oxford Book of American Short Stories
The American short story--as seen through the eyes of a major American writer. Oates offers a sweeping survey of American short fiction in this collection of 56 tales which combines classic works with many "different, unexpected" gems. Alongside classics from Hemingway and Poe are little-known...
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The American short story--as seen through the eyes of a major American writer. Oates offers a sweeping survey of American short fiction in this collection of 56 tales which combines classic works with many "different, unexpected" gems. Alongside classics from Hemingway and Poe are little-known stories from Twain, Melville, Cheever, and O'Connor, as well as works from contemporary writers such as Amy Tan and Louise Erdrich.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780199744398 (0199744394)
ASIN: 199744394
Publish date: August 28th 2012
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pages no: 873
Edition language: English