| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 301 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Gale virtual reference library |
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Gale virtual reference library.
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| Contents |
The aleph / Jorge Luis Borges -- Average waves in unprotected waters / Anne Tyler -- The best girlfriend you never had / Pam Houston -- A conversation from the third floor / Mohamed El-Bisatie -- The eye / Paul Bowles -- The fall of Edward Barnard / W. Somerset Maugham -- Four Summers / Joyce Carol Oates -- In the kindergarten / Ha Jin -- The indian uprising / Donald Barthelme -- The Killers / Ernest Hemingway -- A map of Tripoli, 1967 / Marlene Reed Wetzel -- Naming the names / Anne Devlin -- Nightfall / Isaac Asimov -- A perfect day for bananafish / J.D. Salinger -- A point at issue! / Kate Chopin |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992. Nightfall.
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Barthelme, Donald. Indian uprising
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Bisāṭī, Muḥammad. Conversation from the third floor
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Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986. Aleph
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Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999. Eye
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Chopin, Kate, 1850-1904. Point at issue!
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Devlin, Anne. Naming the names
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Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961. Killers.
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Houston, Pam. Best girlfriend you never had
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Jin, Ha, 1956- In the kindergarten
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Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965. Fall of Edward Barnard
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Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- Four Summers
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Salinger, J. D. (Jerome David), 1919-2010. Perfect day for bananafish
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Tyler, Anne. Average waves in unprotected waters
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| SUBJECT |
Aleph (Borges, Jorge Luis) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01361084 |
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Killers (Hemingway, Ernest) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01364987 |
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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 |
Galens, David.
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| ISBN |
0787692883 |
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9780787692889 |
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