A Reader's Companion to the Short Story in English (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)

While the short story has existed in various forms for centuries, it has particularly flourished during the last hundred years, and especially in recent decades. Though many outstanding novels have been written in the 20th century, most of these writers have also published short fiction. And in many cases, their short stories exhibit a greater degree of coherence and integrity than their longer works. The rise of creative writing programs in the 1960s helped fuel the growth of the short story and brought academic attention to it. So, too, the emergence of multiculturalism encouraged authors of diverse backgrounds to write about their cultures. This reference is a guide to the contemporary English-language short story. Included are alphabetically arranged entries for roughly 50 English-language short story writers from around the world, such as Chinua Achebe, John Barth, Jamaica Kincaid, Salman Rushdie, and Amy Tan. More than half the American writers profiled are from historically marginalized groups, such as Jewish-Americans, African-Americans, and Asian-Americans. Most of these authors have been active since 1960, and they reflect a wide range of experiences and perspectives in their works. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and includes biographical material, a brief review of existing criticism, a lengthier analysis of specific works, and a selected bibliography of primary and secondary sources. The volume begins with a detailed introduction to the short story genre and concludes with an annotated bibliography of major works on short story theory.

General

Imprint:	Greenwood Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2000
First published:	December 2000
Editors:	Erin Fallon • Rick Feddersen • James Kurtzleben • Maurice A. Lee • Susan Rochette-Crawley
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	464
Edition:	Annotated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-313-29104-3
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General
LSN:	0-313-29104-7
Barcode:	9780313291043

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