Anchor Book of New American Short Stories

Name: Anchor Book of New American Short Stories
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ISBN: 9781400034826

ISBN-10: 1400034825

ISBN-13: 9781400034826

Edition: 2004

Authors: Ben Marcus

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“In twenty-nine separate but ingenious ways, these stories seek permanent residence within a reader. They strive to become an emotional or intellectual cargo that might accompany us wherever, or however, we go. . . . If we are made by what we read, if language truly builds people into what they are, how they think, the depth with which they feel, then these stories are, to me, premium material for that construction project. You could build a civilization with them.” —Ben Marcus, from the Introduction Award-winning author of Notable American Women Ben Marcus brings us this engaging and comprehensive collection of short stories that explore the stylistic variety of the medium in America…

Book details

List price: $17.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 8/10/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 5.18" wide x 8.00" long x 1.06" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Introduction



Sea oak



Everything ravaged, everything burned



Do not disturb



Gentleman's agreement



The girl in the flammable skirt



The caretaker



I'm slavering



The old dictionary



The father's blessing



The life and work of Alphonse Kauders



The paperhanger



People shouldn't have to be the ones to tell you



Histories of the undead



You drive



When Mr. Pirzada came to dine



Down the road



All American



X number of possibilities



Two brothers



Tiny, smiling daddy



Someone to talk to



Brief interviews with hideous men



Where I work



The sound gun



Short talks



Up the old goat road



Scarliotti and the sinkhole



Letters to Wendy's



Field events