Story and Its Writer An Introduction to Short Fiction

Name: Story and Its Writer An Introduction to Short Fiction
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ISBN: 9780312596231

ISBN-10: 0312596235

ISBN-13: 9780312596231

Edition: 8th 2011

Authors: Ann Charters

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Ann Charters has an acute sense of which stories work most effectively in the classroom and knows that writers, not editors, have the most interesting and useful things to say about the making and the meaning of fiction. For those who want a smaller, less expensive anthology, the compact edition ofThe Story and Its Writeris the most comprehensive, diverse -- the best-selling -- introduction to fiction available, notable for its student appeal as well as its quality and range. To complement the stories, Charters includes her lasting innovation: an array of the writers' own commentaries on the craft and traditions of fiction. For in-depth, illustrated studies of particular writers, her…

Book details

List price: $85.99
Edition: 8th
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Bedford/Saint Martin's
Publication date: 7/16/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 1856
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 2.00" tall
Weight: 3.036
Language: English




Stories


Civil Peace



Silent Snow, Secret Snow



In a Bamboo Grove



The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven



An Act of Vengeance



Hands



Happy Endings



Sonny's Blues



The Lesson



Black Man and White Woman in Dark Green Rowboat



San Francisco [graphic story]



The Indian Uprising



Snow



From Fun Home: Old Father, Old Artificer [graphic story]



The Rememberer



An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge



The Circular Ruins



This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen



Greasy Lake



August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains



The Guest



The Werewolf



Cathedral



A Small, Good Thing



What We Talk About When We Talk About Love



Paul's Case



Water Names



The Swimmer



The Darling



The Lady with the Little Dog



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