Discoveries: Fifty Stories of the Quest, 2nd Edition

by Diane Simone, Jerry Herron, Richard Pisciotta, et al.

Book Overview

Reflecting today's growing emphasis on multiculturalism, the second edition of this remarkably successful anthology offers twelve additional contributions from the new generation of writers currently revitalizing the short story form, including Amy Tan, Bharati Mukherjee, R.K. Narayan, Stephen Milhauser, Ellen Gilchrist, and Patrick McGrath. Organized around the successive stages of humanity's most durable myth, the hero's quest narrative pattern...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195068505
• ISBN13: 9780195068504
• Release Date: October 1992
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Fantastic stories with helpful commentary.

The short stories here are all interesting and an excellent account of the different types of hero journies that people can undertake. They are uplifting and inspiring. Tney are all helpful in the study of human strength as well as frailty, and all readers will be able to identify with one or many of the stories.