Short stories for students.  presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories /  Volume 17 : 
David Galens, project editor. 
 - 1 online resource (xviii, 301 pages) :  illustrations 
 - Gale eBooks .
<br/><br/> "ISSN 1092-7735."  Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, criticism, sources and further reading. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>The aleph / Jorge Luis Borges --  Average waves in unprotected waters / Anne Tyler --  The best girlfriend you never had / Pam Houston --  A conversation from the third floor / Mohamed El-Bisatie --  The eye / Paul Bowles --  The fall of Edward Barnard / W. Somerset Maugham --  Four Summers / Joyce Carol Oates --  In the kindergarten / Ha Jin --  The indian uprising / Donald Barthelme --  The Killers / Ernest Hemingway --  A map of Tripoli, 1967 / Marlene Reed Wetzel --  Naming the names / Anne Devlin --  Nightfall / Isaac Asimov --  A perfect day for bananafish / J.D. Salinger --  A point at issue! / Kate Chopin. 
<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>9780787692889 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986.  Aleph. <br/>Tyler, Anne. Average waves in unprotected waters. <br/>Houston, Pam. Best girlfriend you never had. <br/>Bis�a�t�i, Mu�hammad. Conversation from the third floor. <br/>Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999.  Eye. <br/>Maugham, W. Somerset 1874-1965.  Fall of Edward Barnard. <br/>Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938-  Four Summers. <br/>Jin, Ha, 1956-  In the kindergarten. <br/>Barthelme, Donald. Indian uprising. <br/>Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961.  Killers. <br/>Wetzel, Marlene Reed. Map of Tripoli, 1967. <br/>Devlin, Anne. Naming the names. <br/>Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992.  Nightfall. <br/>Salinger, J. D. 1919-2010.  Perfect day for bananafish. <br/>Chopin, Kate, 1850-1904.  Point at issue! 
<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