Short stories for students. presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories / Volume 14 :

Short stories for students. presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories / Volume 14 : Jennifer Smith, project editor. - 1 online resource (293 pages) : illustrations - Gale eBooks .

Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism. "ISSN 1092-7735."

Includes bibliographies and index.

Vol. 14: Animal stories / Jason Brown -- Black boy / Kay Boyle -- A boy and his dog / Harlan Ellison -- The challenge / Mario Vargas Llosa -- The country husband / John Cheever -- The destructors / Graham Greene -- Don't look now / Daphne du Maurier -- The Eskimo connection / Hisaye Yamamoto -- Exchanging glances / Christa Wolf -- Gooseberries / Anton Chekhov -- The last lovely city / Alice Adams -- Night / Tatyana Tolstaya -- The red convertible / Louise Erdrich -- Resurrection of a life / William Saroyan -- Small change / Yehudit Hendel -- Town and country lovers / Nadine Gordimer.

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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Brown, Jason, 1969- Animal stories.
Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992. Black boy.
Ellison, Harlan. Boy and his dog.
Vargas Llosa, Mario, 1936- Challenge.
Cheever, John. Country husband.
Greene, Graham, 1904-1991. Destructors.
Du Maurier, Daphne, 1907-1989. Don't look now.
Yamamoto, Hisaye. Eskimo connection.
Wolf, Christa, 1929-Exchanging glances.
Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904. Gooseberries.
Adams, Alice, 1926-1999. Last lovely city.
Tolsta�i�a, Tat��i�ana, 1951 May 3- Night.
Erdrich, Louise. Red convertible.
Saroyan, William, 1908-1981. Resurrection of a life.
Hendel, Yehudit. Small change.
Gordimer, Nadine. Town and country lovers.


Short story--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
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