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.



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Callaghan, Morley, 1903-1990.
O'Connor, Flannery.
Morales, Alejandro, 1944-
Joyce, James, 1882-1941.
Santos, Bienvenido N.
Smiley, Jane.
Munro, Alice, 1931-
Thurber, James, 1894-1961.
Updike, John.
Hurston, Zora Neale.
Lahiri, Jhumpa.
Gordimer, Nadine.
Boyle, T. Coraghessan.
Moore, Lorrie.


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