Short stories for students.  presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories /  Volume 13 : 
Jennifer Smith, project editor. 
 - 1 online resource (327 pages) :  illustrations 
 - Gale eBooks .
<br/><br/> Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.  "ISSN 1092-7735." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Vol. 13: Astronomer's wife / Kay Boyle --  Civil peace / Chinua Achebe --  The darling / Anton Chekhov --  Desiree's baby / Kate Chopin --  Dominoes / Jack Agueros --  Errand / Raymond Carver --  The first seven years / Bernard Malamud --  Happy endings / Margaret Atwood --  Jeffty is five / Harlan Ellison --  Life / Bessie Head --  Little miracles, kept promises / Sandra Cisneros --  My life with the wave / Octavio Paz --  The sailor-boy's tale / Isak Dinesen --  Stones in my passway, hellhound on my trail / T. Coraghessan Boyle --  This way for the gas, ladies and gentlemen / Tadeusz Borowski --  Walker brothers cowboy / Alice Munro. 
<br/><br/> 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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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781414428246 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992.  Astronomer's wife. <br/>Achebe, Chinua. Civil peace. <br/>Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.  Darling. <br/>Chopin, Kate, 1850-1904.  Desiree's baby. <br/>Agueros, Jack, 1934-  Dominoes. <br/>Carver , Raymond, 1938-1988.  Errand. <br/>Malamud, Bernard. First seven years. <br/>Atwood, Margaret Eleanor, 1939-  Happy endings. <br/>Ellison, Harlan. Jeffty is five. <br/>Head, Bessie, 1937-1986.  Life. <br/>Cisneros, Sandra. Little miracles, kept promises. <br/>Paz, Octavio, 1914-1998.  My life with the wave. <br/>Dinesen, Isak, 1885-1962.  Sailor-boy's tale. <br/>Boyle, T. Coraghessan. Stones in my passway, hellhound on my trail. <br/>Borowski, Tadeusz, 1922-1951.  This way for the gas, ladies and gentlemen. <br/>Munro, Alice, 1931-  Walker brothers cowboy. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Short story--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.<br/>Short story--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States.<br/>Short story.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN3373