Short stories for students. presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories / Volume 17 :
Short stories for students. presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories / Volume 17 :
David Galens, project editor.
- 1 online resource (xviii, 301 pages) : illustrations
- Gale eBooks .
"ISSN 1092-7735." Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, criticism, sources and further reading.
Includes bibliographies and index.
The aleph / Jorge Luis Borges -- Average waves in unprotected waters / Anne Tyler -- The best girlfriend you never had / Pam Houston -- A conversation from the third floor / Mohamed El-Bisatie -- The eye / Paul Bowles -- The fall of Edward Barnard / W. Somerset Maugham -- Four Summers / Joyce Carol Oates -- In the kindergarten / Ha Jin -- The indian uprising / Donald Barthelme -- The Killers / Ernest Hemingway -- A map of Tripoli, 1967 / Marlene Reed Wetzel -- Naming the names / Anne Devlin -- Nightfall / Isaac Asimov -- A perfect day for bananafish / J.D. Salinger -- A point at issue! / Kate Chopin.
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.
9780787692889
Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986. Aleph.
Tyler, Anne. Average waves in unprotected waters.
Houston, Pam. Best girlfriend you never had.
Bis�a�t�i, Mu�hammad. Conversation from the third floor.
Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999. Eye.
Maugham, W. Somerset 1874-1965. Fall of Edward Barnard.
Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Four Summers.
Jin, Ha, 1956- In the kindergarten.
Barthelme, Donald. Indian uprising.
Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961. Killers.
Wetzel, Marlene Reed. Map of Tripoli, 1967.
Devlin, Anne. Naming the names.
Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992. Nightfall.
Salinger, J. D. 1919-2010. Perfect day for bananafish.
Chopin, Kate, 1850-1904. Point at issue!
Short story--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
Short story--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States.
Short story.
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"ISSN 1092-7735." Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, criticism, sources and further reading.
Includes bibliographies and index.
The aleph / Jorge Luis Borges -- Average waves in unprotected waters / Anne Tyler -- The best girlfriend you never had / Pam Houston -- A conversation from the third floor / Mohamed El-Bisatie -- The eye / Paul Bowles -- The fall of Edward Barnard / W. Somerset Maugham -- Four Summers / Joyce Carol Oates -- In the kindergarten / Ha Jin -- The indian uprising / Donald Barthelme -- The Killers / Ernest Hemingway -- A map of Tripoli, 1967 / Marlene Reed Wetzel -- Naming the names / Anne Devlin -- Nightfall / Isaac Asimov -- A perfect day for bananafish / J.D. Salinger -- A point at issue! / Kate Chopin.
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.
9780787692889
Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986. Aleph.
Tyler, Anne. Average waves in unprotected waters.
Houston, Pam. Best girlfriend you never had.
Bis�a�t�i, Mu�hammad. Conversation from the third floor.
Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999. Eye.
Maugham, W. Somerset 1874-1965. Fall of Edward Barnard.
Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Four Summers.
Jin, Ha, 1956- In the kindergarten.
Barthelme, Donald. Indian uprising.
Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961. Killers.
Wetzel, Marlene Reed. Map of Tripoli, 1967.
Devlin, Anne. Naming the names.
Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992. Nightfall.
Salinger, J. D. 1919-2010. Perfect day for bananafish.
Chopin, Kate, 1850-1904. Point at issue!
Short story--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
Short story--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States.
Short story.
PN3373