Short stories for students.  presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories /  Volume 23 : 
Anne Marie Hacht, project editor ; foreword by Thomas E. Barden. 
 - 1 online resource (xix, 313 pages) :  illustrations, photographs. 
 - Gale eBooks .
<br/><br/> "ISSN 1092-7735."  Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Brokeback mountain / Annie Proulx --  The centaur / Jose Saramago --  The deep / Mary Swan --  Elbow room / James Alan McPherson --  The elephant vanishes / Haruki Murakami --  Holiday / Katherine Anne Porter --  Hot ice / Stuart Dybek --  In the middle of the fields / Mary Lavin --  Marry the one who gets there first / Heidi Julavits --  Proper library / Carolyn Ferrell --  The pugilist at rest / Thom Jones --  The scarlet ibis / James Hurst --  A small, good thing / Raymond Carver --  The smoothest way is full of stones / Julie Orringer. 
<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>9781414410630 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Proulx, Annie. Brokeback mountain. <br/>Saramago, Jos�e. Centaur. <br/>Swan, Mary, 1953-  Deep. <br/>McPherson, James Alan, 1943-  Elbow room. <br/>Murakami, Haruki, 1949-  Elephant vanishes. <br/>Porter, Katherine Anne, 1890-1980.  Holiday. <br/>Dybek, Stuart, 1942-  Hot ice. <br/>Lavin, Mary, 1912-1996.  In the middle of the fields. <br/>Julavits, Heidi. Marry the one who gets there first. <br/>Ferrell, Carolyn. Proper library. <br/>Jones, Thom. Pugilist at rest. <br/>Hurst, James. Scarlet ibis. <br/>Carver, Raymond, 1938-1988.  Small, good thing. <br/>Orringer, Julie. Smoothest way is full of stones. 
<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