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Fiction : A Pocket Anthology by R. Gwynn (2014, Trade Paperback)

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Like new: A book that looks new but has been read. Cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket ...
ISBN
9780134053295

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Pearson Education
ISBN-10
013405329X
ISBN-13
9780134053295
eBay Product ID (ePID)
12038241974

Product Key Features

Edition
7
Book Title
Fiction : a Pocket Anthology
Number of Pages
480 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Anthologies (Multiple Authors), Composition & Creative Writing
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Fiction, Language Arts & Disciplines
Author
R. Gwynn
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
20 oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
College Audience
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
808.3/1
Table Of Content
Introduction The Telling of the Tale The Short Story Genre Reading and Analyzing Short Fiction Plot Characterization Point of View Theme Setting Style and Symbol Writing about Short Fiction Fiction * indicates stories new to this edition * Washington Irving (1783-1859) Rip Van Winkle Nathanel Hawthorne (1804-1864) The Minister''s Black Veil * Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) The Cask of Amontillado Sarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909) A White Heron Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) Mother Savage Kate Chopin (1851-1904) The Story of an Hour Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935) The Yellow Wallpaper Edith Wharton (1862-1937) Roman Fever Willa Cather (1876-1947) Paul''s Case James Joyce (1882-1941) Araby Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) Sweat William Faulkner (1897-1962) A Rose for Emily Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) Up in Michigan Richard Wright (1908-1960) The Man Who Was Almost a Man * Eudora Welty (1909-2001) A Memory John Cheever (1912-1982) Reunion Ralph Ellison (1914-1995) A Party Down at the Square Shirley Jackson (1919-1965) The Lottery Hisaye Yamamoto (B. 1921) Seventeen Syllables Grace Paley (B. 1922-2007) Wants Flannery O''Connor (1925-1964) Everything That Rises Must Converge Richard Yates (1926-1992) Doctor Jack-o''-Lantern Gabriel García Márquez (B. 1928) A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings Ursula K. Le Guin The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas Chinua Achebe (B. 1930) Dead Men''s Path Alice Munro (B. 1931) The Bear Came Over the Mountain Raymond Carver (1938-1988) Cathedral Joyce Carol Oates (B. 1938) Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? Margaret Atwood (B. 1939) Happy Endings Bobbie Ann Mason (B. 1940) Shiloh Alice Walker (B. 1944) Everyday Use * Tobias Wolff (B. 1945) Hunters in the Snow * Tim Gautreaux (B. 1947) Waiting for the Evening News Jamaica Kincaid (B. 1949) Girl Dagoberto Gilb (B. 1950) Look on the Bright Side Sandra Cisneros (B. 1954) Woman Hollering Creek Louise Erdrich (B. 1954) The Red Convertible Gish Jen (B. 1955) In the American Society Lorrie Moore (B. 1957) How to Become a Writer * Helen Simpson (B. 1959) Diary of an Interesting Year Sherman Alexie, (B. 1966) This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona * Jhumpa :Lahiri (B. 1967) A Temporary Matter * Susan Perabo (B. 1969) The Payoff Appendix: Stories Listed by Form, Genre, and Theme Acknowledgments Index of Critical Terms
Synopsis
A perfect alternative to massive fiction anthologies, this brief, affordable collection of 44 short stories from the past three centuries provides a concise yet comprehensive introduction to the study of fiction. Chronologically organized , the anthology includes classic tales from 19th century authors like Hawthorne, Poe, Jewett, and de Maupassant; 20th century gems by Hawthorne, Irving, Poe, Cather, Hurston, Faulkner, O'Connor, and Richard Wright, among others; and admired stories from contemporary authors like Alice Walker, Jamaica Kincaid, Sherman Alexie, and Jhumpa Lahiri-reflecting a diverse range of writers and styles., A perfect alternative to massive fiction anthologies, this brief, affordable collection of 44 short stories from the past three centuries provides a concise yet comprehensive introduction to the study of fiction. KEY TOPICS: Chronologically organized, the anthology includes classic tales from 19 th century authors like Hawthorne, Poe, Jewett, and de Maupassant; 20 th century gems by Hawthorne, Irving, Poe, Cather, Hurston, Faulkner, O'Connor, and Richard Wright, among others; and admired stories from contemporary authors like Alice Walker, Jamaica Kincaid, Sherman Alexie, and Jhumpa Lahiri-reflecting a diverse range of writers and styles. MARKET: For anyone that enjoys classic to contemporary fiction at an affordable price., A perfect alternative to massive fiction anthologies, this brief, affordable collection of 44 short stories from the past three centuries provides a concise yet comprehensive introduction to the study of fiction. In keeping with the objectives of the Penguin Academics series, Fiction: A Pocket Anthology offers a range of widely admired stories from 19th, 20th and 21st century authors in a quality trade-format book at an affordable price. The sixth edition features new stories by classic authors including Washington Irving ("Rip Van Winkle"), Edgar Allen Poe ("The Cask of Amontillado"), and Eudora Welty ("A Memory"), as well as contemporary masters like Jhumpa Lahiri, Helen Simpson, and Tobias Wolff.

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