Short stories for students.  presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories /  Volume 33 : 
Sara Constantakis, project editor ; foreword by Thomas E. Barden. 
 - 1 online resource (xix, 321 pages) :  illustrations 
 - Gale eBooks .
<br/><br/> "ISSN 1092-7735." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>The bet / Anthon Chekhov --  Broken Chain / Gary Soto --  The Californian's tale / Mark Twain --  A country doctor / Franz Kafka --  The distant past / William Trevor --  Father and I / P�ar Lagerkvist --  The good deed / Pearl S. Buck --  The lovers / Bessie Head --  The machine that won the war / Isaac Asimov --  The Norwegian rat / Naguib Mahfouz --  Sonta for harp and bicycle / Joan Aiken --  War / Luigi Pirandello --  A way of talking / Patricia Grace --  Yours / Mary Robison. 
<br/><br/> Provides critical overviews of short stories from all cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the story's cultural and historical significance. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781414474595 
<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