30/30 Thirty American Stories from the Last Thirty Years

Name: 30/30 Thirty American Stories from the Last Thirty Years
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ISBN: 9780321338983

ISBN-10: 0321338987

ISBN-13: 9780321338983

Edition: 2006

Authors: B. Minh Nguyen, Porter Shreve

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Designed for introduction to fiction and fiction-writing courses, "30/30" is part of Longman's Penguin Academics series of portable, value-priced texts. This anthology offers an array of fiction that not only teaches craft, but also provides a context in which to study formal and thematic trends of the past 30 years. The stories are represented by a mix of well-established authors and newer voices, offering a stylistic range, from the traditional narrative to experimental forms, and thematic range as well, with stories that address issues including family and culture, love and loss, ethnicity and gender.

Book details

List price: $57.20
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 9/28/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Preface


Introduction


Why Short Stories?


The Elements of Fiction


Short Stories


What You Pawn I Will Redeem



River of Names



The School



Snow



Snow



Greasy Lake



Milk



Cathedral



The House on Mango Street



Story



Fiesta, 1980



We Didn't



Saint Marie



The Fix



Tiny, Smiling Daddy



A Coin



Birthmates



Girl



Interpreter of Maladies



Gravity



The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas



Cold-hearted



The Kind of Light that Shines on Texas



Boys



How to Talk to Your Mother (Notes)



The Things They Carried



The Shawl



Every Tongue Shall Confess



Job History



Missing Women




A Brief History of the Short Story



Writing Prompts


Acknowledgments


Index of Authors and Titles


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