Short stories for students.  presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories /  Volume 20 : 
Ira Mark Milne and Timothy Sisler, project editors. 
 - 1 online resource (xviii, 318 pages) :  illustrations, photographs. 
 - 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/>Babette's feast / Isak Dinesen --  The big black good man / Richard Wright --  Christmas not just once a year / Heinrich Boll --  A great day / Frank Sargeson --  Imagined scenes / Ann Beattie --  In the shadow of war / Ben Okri --  The long-distance runner / Grace Paley --  Private lies / Bobbie Ann Mason --  The pursuer / Julio Cortazar --  Saint Emmanuel the good, martyr / Miguel de Unamuno --  The sniper / Liam O'Flaherty --  The sun, the moon, the stars / Junot Diaz --  To room nineteen / Doris Lessing --  The veldt / Ray Bradbury. 
<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>9780787694197 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Dinesen, Isak, 1885-1962.  Babette's feast. <br/>Wright, Richard, 1908-1960.  Big black good man. <br/>B�oll, Heinrich, 1917-1985.  Christmas not just once a year. <br/>Sargeson, Frank. Great day. <br/>Beattie, Ann. Imagined scenes. <br/>Okri, Ben. In the shadow of war. <br/>Paley, Grace. Long-distance runner. <br/>Mason, Bobbie Ann. Private lies. <br/>Cort�azar, Julio. Pursuer. <br/>Unamuno, Miguel de, 1864-1936.  Saint Emmanuel the good, martyr. <br/>O'Flaherty, Liam, 1896-1984.  Sniper. <br/>D�iaz, Junot, 1968-  Sun, the moon, the stars. <br/>Lessing, Doris, 1919-2013.  To room nineteen. <br/>Bradbury, Ray, 1920-  Veldt. 
<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