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Gale virtual reference library
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| Note |
Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism |
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"ISSN 1092-7735." |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Contents |
Vol. 15: African passions - Beatriz Rivera -- America and I - Anzia Yezierska -- Bright and morning star - Richard Wright -- Dante and the lobster - Samuel Beckett -- The dog of Tithwal - Saadat Hasan Manto -- The green leaves - Grace Ogot -- The harvest - Tomas Rivera -- How to tell a true war story - Tim O'Brien -- I have no mouth, and I must scream - Harlan Ellison -- The interlopers - Saki -- The replacement - Alain Robbe-Grillet -- That in Aleppo once . . . - Vladimir Nabokov -- To Da-duh, in memoriam - Paule Marshall -- Winter dreams - F. Scott Fitzgerald -- The wives of the dead - Nathaniel Hawthorne |
| 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 |
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Original: 273 p. : ill. ; 29 cm |
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Rivera, Beatriz, 1957- African passions
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Yezierska, Anzia, 1880?-1970. America and I
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Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. Bright and morning star
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Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989. Dante and the lobster
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Manto, Saadat Hasan, 1912-1955. Dog of Tithwal
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Ogot, Grace, 1930- Green leaves
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Rivera, Tomas, 1935- Harvest
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O'Brien, Tim, 1946- How to tell a true war story
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Ellison, Harlan. I have no mouth, and I must scream
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Saki, 1870-1916. Interlopers
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Robbe-Grillet, Alain, 1922- Replacement
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Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977. That in Aleppo once
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Marshall, Paule, 1929- To Da-duh, in memoriam
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Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940. Winter dreams
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864. Wives of the dead
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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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Ullmann, Carol, editor
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Gale Group
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| ISBN |
9781414428260 (electronic book) |
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141442826X (electronic book) |
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9780787642679 |
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0787642673 |
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