Short stories for students.  presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories /  Volume 16 : 
David Galens, project editor. 
 - 1 online resource (321 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. 16: The birds / Daphne du Maurier --  Black is my favorite color / Bernard Malamud --  Dharma / Vikram Chandra --  The diamond mine / Willa Cather --  The gold of Tomas Vargas / Isabel Allende --  He / Katherine Anne Porter --  Henne fire / Isaac Bashevis Singer --  The invalid's story / Mark Twain --  Kitchen / Banana Yoshimoto --  Menagerie, a child's fable / Charles Johnson --  The purloined letter / Edgar Allan Poe --  Rip Van Winkle / Washington Irving --  Rules of the game / Amy Tan --  The woman who came at six o'clock / Gabriel Garcia Marquez. 
<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>9781414428277 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Du Maurier, Daphne, 1907-1989.  Birds. <br/>Malamud, Bernard. Black is my favorite color. <br/>Chandra, Vikram. Dharma. <br/>Cather, Willa, 1873-1947.  Diamond mine. <br/>Allende, Isabel. Gold of Tomas Vargas. <br/>Porter, Katherine Anne, 1890-1980.  He. <br/>Singer, Isaac Bashevis, 1904-1991.  Henne fire. <br/>Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.  Invalid's story. <br/>Yoshimoto, Banana, 1964-  English.  Kitchin. <br/>Johnson, Charles Richard, 1948-  Menagerie, a child's fable. <br/>Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849.  Purloined letter. <br/>Irving, Washington, 1783-1859.  Rip Van Winkle. <br/>Tan, Amy. Rules of the game. <br/>Garcia Marquez, Gabriel, 1928-  Woman who came at six o'clock. 
<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