Short stories for students. presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories / Volume 33 :

Short stories for students. presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories / Volume 33 : Sara Constantakis, project editor ; foreword by Thomas E. Barden. - 1 online resource (xix, 321 pages) : illustrations - Gale eBooks .

"ISSN 1092-7735."

Includes bibliographies and index.

The bet / Anthon Chekhov -- Broken Chain / Gary Soto -- The Californian's tale / Mark Twain -- A country doctor / Franz Kafka -- The distant past / William Trevor -- Father and I / P�ar Lagerkvist -- The good deed / Pearl S. Buck -- The lovers / Bessie Head -- The machine that won the war / Isaac Asimov -- The Norwegian rat / Naguib Mahfouz -- Sonta for harp and bicycle / Joan Aiken -- War / Luigi Pirandello -- A way of talking / Patricia Grace -- Yours / Mary Robison.

Provides critical overviews of short stories from all cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the story's cultural and historical significance.



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