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.
9781414428253
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. Short story--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States. Short story.