Description |
1 online resource (xix, 315 pages) : illustrations |
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Gale virtual reference library |
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Gale virtual reference library.
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Contents |
All the years of her life / Morley Callaghan -- A circle in the fire / Flannery O'Connor -- The curing woman / Alejandro Morales -- Eveline / James Joyce -- Immigration blues / Bienvenido Santos -- Long distance / Jane Smiley -- Meneseteung / Alice Munro -- The night the ghost got in / James Thurber -- The slump / John Updike -- Sweat / Zora Neale Hurston -- A temporary matter/ Jhumpa Lahiri -- The ultimate safari / Nadine Gordimer -- The underground gardens / T. Coraghessan Boyle -- You're ugly, too / Lorrie Moore |
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 further reading |
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Title from website (viewed Nov. 14, 2008) |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Boyle, T. Coraghessan. Underground gardens
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Callaghan, Morley, 1903-1990. All the years of her life
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Gordimer, Nadine. Ultimate safari
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Hurston, Zora Neale. Sweat
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Joyce, James, 1882-1941. Eveline.
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Lahiri, Jhumpa. A temporary matter
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Moore, Lorrie. You're ugly, too
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Morales, Alejandro, 1944- Curing woman
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Munro, Alice. Meneseteung
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O'Connor, Flannery. A circle in the fire
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Santos, Bienvenido N. Immigration blues
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Smiley, Jane. Long distance
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Thurber, James, 1894-1961. Night the ghost got in
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Updike, John. Slump
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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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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Milne, Ira Mark.
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Thomson Gale (Firm)
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ISBN |
0787642711 |
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0787693375 |
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9780787642716 |
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9780787693374 |
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