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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.
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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