The Contemporary American Short Story
by Nguyen, Bich Minh; Shreve, PorterEdition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-10-16
Publisher(s): Pearson
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Summary
This comprehensive anthology of contemporary American short fiction focuses on the story and its context from 1960 to the present. A special Introduction discusses the elements of tone, point of view, character, etc. and ideas such as realism and postmodernism.The over 50 stories featured in Nguyen and Shreve's anthology range in style from the traditional narrative to experimental forms. Classic stories are juxtaposed with newer, emerging voices. The stories featured are thematically diverse as well, addressing issues of family and culture, love and loss, ethnicity and gender. 1
Table of Contents
| Preface to Instructors | |
| Introduction | |
| Short Stories | |
| Because My Father Always Said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw | |
| Play 'The Star-Spangled Banner' at Woodstock | |
| River of Names | |
| Happy Endings | |
| The Lesson | |
| The Littoral Zone | |
| Lost in the Funhouse | |
| The School | |
| The Man Who Knew Belle Star | |
| Gryphon | |
| Janus | |
| The Birthday Party | |
| Cathedral | |
| The Swimmer | |
| The Monkey Garden | |
| The Hull Case | |
| Fiesta, 1980 | |
| The Fat Girl | |
| Pet Milk | |
| In This Way We Are Wise | |
| The Red Convertible | |
| Proper Library | |
| Communist | |
| The Elizabeth Complex | |
| How to Talk to a Hunter | |
| In the American Society | |
| The Woman from New York | |
| Menagerie: A Child's Fable | |
| Emergency | |
| Girl | |
| The Third and Final Continent | |
| Gravity | |
| Brothers and Sisters Around the World | |
| The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas | |
| The Jewbird | |
| Of Cabbages and Kings | |
| Shiloh | |
| What They Did | |
| Which Is More Than I Can Say About Some People | |
| The Management of Grief | |
| The Turkey Season | |
| Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? | |
| The Things They Carried | |
| Everything That Rises Must Converge | |
| Wants | |
| Satisfaction | |
| Strays | |
| My Flamboyant Grandson | |
| Surrounded by Sleep | |
| Yellow Woman | |
| The Way We Live Now | |
| Here Come the Maples | |
| The Moths | |
| Harrison Bergeron | |
| Everyday Use | |
| Newborn Thrown in Trash and Dies | |
| The Rich Brother | |
| Author Commentaries | |
| The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me | |
| Context | |
| A Few Words About Minimalism | |
| Dear Writer | |
| On Writing | |
| From Burning Down the House | |
| Those Words That Echo...Echo...Echo...Through Life | |
| A 400-Year-Old Woman | |
| What Is Real? | |
| Why Is Your Writing So Violent? | |
| The Nature and Aim of Fiction | |
| Chronological | |
| Table of Contents | |
| Stories Grouped by Elements, Subjects, and Themes | |
| Glossary | |
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