TY - BOOK AU - Derda,Matthew ED - Gale Group. TI - Short stories for students: presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories T2 - Gale eBooks SN - 9781414492827 AV - PN3373 PY - 2013///.] CY - Detroit, Mich. PB - Gale KW - Short story KW - Study and teaching (Higher) KW - United States KW - Study and teaching (Secondary) N1 - "ISSN 1092-7735."; Includes bibliographical references and indexes; An episode of war / Stephen Crane --; The flat of the land / Diana Garcia --; Gryphon / Charles Baxter --; Idiots first / Bernard Malamud --; In search of Epifano / Rudolfo Anaya --; The kiss / Anton Chekhov --; Lob's girl / Joan Aiken --; The rain horse / Ted Hughes --; Rose-Johnny / Barbara Kingsolver --; Saint Helene / Alice Hoffman --; Tiny, smiling daddy / Mary Gaitskill --; A tree, a rock, a cloud / Carson McCullers --; Under reconstruction / Mori Ogai --; What means switch / Gish Jen; 2; b N2 - 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 UR - https://link.gale.com/apps/pub/4QRY/GVRL?sid=gale_marc&u=columbiaiu ER -