The New Penguin Book of American Short Stories, from Washington Irving to Lydia Davis
From Washington Irving to Lydia Davis
$25.91
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
14 November 2011
Summary
The short story is one of the most varied and exciting genres in American literature. This collection brings together many of its finest examples from the early nineteenth century to the present. It contains a richly diverse cast of characters, including convicts, artists, farm labourers, slaves, soldiers and salesmen, witches and ghosts, families and lovers. Their stories are told by some of America’s most celebrated writers (Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edith Wharton, Raymond Carver) and a few, lik…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141194424 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141194421 |
| Author: | Kasia Boddy |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 14 November 2011 |
| Weight: | 237g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 127mm x 19mm |
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About The Author
Kasia Boddy
Kasia Boddy teaches in the English Department at University College London. She has published widely on American topics and her books include Boxing- A Cultural History (2008) and The American Short Story Since 1950 (2010). She has also co-edited several other anthologies, most recently, Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off- Love Quarrels from Anton Chekhov to ZZ Packer (2009) from Penguin Classics.
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