Short stories for students. presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories / Volume 19 :
Ira Mark Milne, project editor.
- 1 online resource (xix, 315 pages) : illustrations, photographs.
- Gale eBooks .
"ISSN 1092-7735." Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, criticism, sources, and further reading.
Includes bibliographies and index.
All the years of her life / Morley Callaghan -- A circle in the fire / Flannery O'Connor -- The curing woman / Alejandro Morales -- Eveline / James Joyce -- Immigration blues / Bienvenido Santos -- Long distance / Jane Smiley -- Meneseteung / Alice Munro -- The night the ghost got in / James Thurber -- The slump / John Updike -- Sweat / Zora Neale Hurston -- A temporary matter / Jhumpa Lahiri -- The ultimate safari / Nadine Gordimer -- The underground gardens / T. Coraghessan Boyle -- You're ugly, too / Lorrie Moore.
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.