The Contemporary American Short Story

by Bich Minh Nguyen and Porter Shreve

Book Overview

Key Benefit: This comprehensive anthology of contemporary American short fiction focuses on the story and its context from 1960 to the present. A special Introduction discusses the elements of tone, point of view, character, etc. and ideas such as realism and postmodernism.Key Topics: The over 50 stories featured in Nguyen and Shreve's anthology range in style from the traditional narrative to experimental forms. Classic stories...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0321117271
• ISBN13: 9780321117274
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 642 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.7" x 8.3"