Short stories for students. presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories / Volume 48 :
Melissa Sue Hill and Michelle Lee, project editors ; foreword by Thomas E. Barden.
- 1 online resource (xix, 308 pages) : illustrations (some color), portraits
- Gale eBooks .
"ISSN 1092-7735."
Includes bibliographies and index.
The bear came over the mountain / by Alice Munro -- Black tickets / by Jayne Anne Phillips -- Home to Harlem / by Roddy Doyle -- How to become a writer / by Lorrie Moore -- The Luck of Roaring Camp / by Bret Harte -- On the sidewalk, bleeding / by Ed McBain -- One of these days / by Gabriel Garcia Marquez -- A private experience / by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie -- The ransom of Red Chief / by O. Henry -- Rashomon / by Ryunosuke AKutagawa -- The scholarship jacket / by Marta Salinas -- Sultana's dream / by Begum Rokeya -- A telephone call / by Dorothy Parker -- Three girls / by Joyce Carol Oates.
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.
9781410328656
Short story--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States. Short story--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States. Short story.