Short stories for students. presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories / Volume 46 :

Short stories for students. presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories / Volume 46 : Kristen A. Dorsch, project editor ; foreword by Thomas E. Barden. - 1 online resource (xix, 313 pages) : illustrations (some color) - Gale eBooks .

"ISSN 1092-7735."

Includes bibliographies and index.

All summer in a day (by Ray Bradbury) -- Catch the moon (by Judith Ortiz Cofer) -- Diamond dust (by Anita Desai) -- Dracula's guest (by Bram Stoker) -- The faery handbag (by Kelly Link) -- The interior castle (by Jean Staford) -- King of jazz (by Donald Barthelme) -- The looking-glass (by Anton Chekhov) -- Nobody will laugh (by Milan Kundera) -- Silence (by Tadeusze Borowski) -- Speech sounds ( by Octavia E. Butler) -- The stolen party (by Liliana Heker) -- The voter (by Chinua Achebe) -- Wants (by Grace Paley).

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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