| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 282 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Gale virtual reference library |
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Gale virtual reference library.
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| Contents |
Africans / Shelia Kohler -- Because my father always said he was the only Indian who saw Jimi Hendrix play "the star-spangled banner" at Woodstock / Sherman Alexie -- Brazzaville teen-ager / Bruce Jay Friedman -- Conversion of the Jews / Philip Roth -- Far and the near / Thomas Wolfe -- Half-skinned steer / E. Annie Proulx -- "If I forget thee, o earth ..." / Arthur C. Clarke -- Journey into a dark heart / Peter Hoeg -- Legend of the Christmas rose / Selma Lagerlof -- Mammon and the archer / O. Henry -- Mrs. Dutta writes a letter / Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni -- The Rockpile / James Baldwin -- Three Thanksgivings / Charlotte Perkins Gilman -- Toxic donut / Terry Bisson -- Way it felt to be falling / Kim Edwards |
| Summary |
Presents vital information on the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism |
| Notes |
Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, criticism, sources, and futher information |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Alexie, Sherman, 1966- Because my father always said he was the only Indian who saw Jimi Hendrix play "the star-spangled banner" at Woodstock
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Baldwin, James, 1924-1987. Rockpile
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Bisson, Terry. Toxic donut
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Clarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles), 1917-2008. If I forget thee, o earth
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Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee, 1956- Mrs. Dutta writes a letter
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Edwards, Kim, 1958- Way it felt to be falling
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Friedman, Bruce Jay, 1930- Brazzaville teen-ager
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Gilman, Charlotte Perkins, 1860-1935. Three Thanksgivings
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Henry, O., 1862-1910. Mammon and the archer
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Høeg, Peter, 1957- Journey into a dark heart
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Kohler, Sheila. Africans
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Lagerlöf, Selma, 1858-1940. Legenden om julrosorna. English.
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Proulx, Annie. Half-skinned steer
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Roth, Philip. Conversion of the Jews
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Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938. Cottage by the tracks.
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Short story -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States
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Short story -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States
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Short story.
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Short story -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Short story -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
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Short story.
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United States.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Galens, David.
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| ISBN |
0787692891 |
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9780787692896 |
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