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Although the short story has existed in various forms for
centuries, it has particularly flourished during the last hundred
years. Reader's Companion to the Short Story in English includes
alphabetically-arranged entries for 50 English-language short story
writers from around the world. Most of these writers 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 biography, a 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.
From the 12th International Conference on the Short Story, an
incredible anthology of forty stories from some of the world's best
short story writers, representing fifteen countries. Includes
acclaimed writers Clark Blaise and Bharati Mukherjee, as well as
up-and-coming masters of the short story form.
Short stories have enjoyed a long and popular history, with many
famous writers attempting the craft at some point or another. Here,
Lee assembles a variety of writers who comment on the form itself
and its many meanings and manifestations. Concentrating on the
features and challenges of the short story, contributors from Amiri
Baraka to Richard Ford and Jayne Anne Phillips to Janette Turner
Hospital, discuss their own writing, the writing of others, the
short story form, gender, politics, and other issues concerning the
writing of short fiction. Readers will come away with a fuller
understanding and appreciation of the craft of the short story
writer. Taking a populist approach to the subject, Writers on
Writing focuses on relaying to readers the truth about short story
writing. Writers from around the globe reveal the secrets of the
form and their own approaches to it, as well as criticism of other
writers and their output. Challenging some of the traditional views
of past and current critics about short fiction, they present a new
outlook on the short story that speaks to both the short story
writer and the short story reader.
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.
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