Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 318 pages) : illustrations, photographs |
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Gale virtual reference library |
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Gale virtual reference library.
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Contents |
Babette's feast / Isak Dinesen -- The big black good man / Richard Wright -- Christmas not just once a year / Heinrich Boll -- A great day / Frank Sargeson -- Imagined scenes / Ann Beattie -- In the shadow of war / Ben Okri -- The long-distance runner / Grace Paley -- Private lies / Bobbie Ann Mason -- The pursuer / Julio Cortazar -- Saint Emmanuel the good, martyr / Miguel de Unamuno -- The sniper / Liam O'Flaherty -- The sun, the moon, the stars / Junot Diaz -- To room nineteen / Doris Lessing -- The veldt / Ray Bradbury |
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 |
Notes |
"ISSN 1092-7735." |
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Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, criticism, sources, and further reading |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
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Beattie, Ann. Imagined scenes
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Böll, Heinrich, 1917-1985. Christmas not just once a year
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Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012. Veldt.
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Cortázar, Julio. Pursuer
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Dinesen, Isak, 1885-1962. Babette's feast.
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Díaz, Junot, 1968- Sun, the moon, the stars
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Lessing, Doris, 1919-2013. To room nineteen.
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Mason, Bobbie Ann. Private lies
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O'Flaherty, Liam, 1896-1984. Sniper
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Okri, Ben. In the shadow of war
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Paley, Grace. Long-distance runner
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Sargeson, Frank. Great day
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Unamuno, Miguel de, 1864-1936. Saint Emmanuel the good, martyr
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Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. Big black good man
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SUBJECT |
Veldt (Bradbury, Ray) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01364445 |
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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 |
Milne, Ira Mark.
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Sisler, Timothy J.
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ISBN |
0787694193 |
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9780787694197 |
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