Short stories for students.  presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories /  Volume 39 : 
Matthew Derda, project editor ; foreword by Thomas E. Barden. 
 - 1 online resource (xix, 314 pages) :  illustrations 
 - Gale eBooks .
<br/><br/> "ISSN 1092-7735." 
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<br/><br/>Barbie-Q / by Sandra Cisneros --  The beginning of something / by Sue Ellen Bridgers --  Christmas Day in the morning / by Pearl S. Buck --  A cup of tea / by Katherine Mansfield --  The infant prodigy / by Thomas Mann --  The lagoon / by Joseph Conrad --  The new-year sacrifice / by Lu Xun --  One throw / by W.C. Heinz --  The piece of string / by Guy de Maupassant --  A prayer from the living / by Ben Okri --  Teenage wasteland / by Anne Tyler --  The third bank of the river / by Joao Guimaraes Rosa --  The war of the wall / by Toni Cade Bambara --  The winner / by Barbara Kimenye. 
<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>9781414492834 
<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