| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 328 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Gale virtual reference library |
| Contents |
The disappearance / Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni -- Drinking coffee elsewhere / ZZ Packer -- The horse dealer's daughter / D.H. Lawrence -- How I met my husband / Alice Munro -- Killings / Andre Dubus -- The little knife / Michael Chabon -- The mice that set the elephants free / Vishnu Sarma -- A new leaf / F. Scott Fitzgerald -- The sentinel / Arthur C. Clarke -- The story-teller / Saki -- This is what it means to say Phoenix, Arizona / Sherman Alexie -- Torn lace / Emilia Pardo Bazan -- The tree / Maria Luisa Bombal -- The year of spaghetti / Haruki Murakami |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Saki, 1870-1916. Story-teller
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Viṣṇuśarman. Pañcatantra. Selections. English.
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Alexie, Sherman, 1966- This is what it means to say Phoenix, Arizona
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Bombal, María Luisa, 1910-1980. Tree
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Chabon, Michael. Little knife
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Clarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles), 1917-2008. Sentinel
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Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee, 1956- Disappearance
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Dubus, Andre, 1936-1999. Killings.
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Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940. New leaf
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Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert), 1885-1930. Horse dealer's daughter
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Munro, Alice, 1931- How I met my husband
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Murakami, Haruki, 1949- Year of spaghetti
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Packer, ZZ. Drinking coffee elsewhere
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Pardo Bazán, Emilia, condesa de, 1852-1921. Torn lace
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Killings (Dubus, Andre) |
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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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Short story -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Short story -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
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Short story.
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United States.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Constantakis, Sara, editor.
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| ISBN |
1414487444 |
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9781414487441 |
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