| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 309 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Gale virtual reference library |
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Gale virtual reference library.
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| Contents |
Beware of the dog / by Roald Dahl -- A day goes by / by Luigi Pirandello -- Dr. Heidegger's experiment / by Nathaniel Hawthorne -- The heavenly Christmas tree / by Fyodor Dostoevsky -- The leap / by Louise Erdrich -- Love must not be forgotten / by Zhang Jie -- Marriage is a private affair / by Chinua Achebe -- No witchcraft for sale / by Doris Lessing -- One ordinary day, with peanuts / by Shirley Jackson -- The prisoner who wore glasses / by Bessie Head -- The son from America / by Isaac Bashevis Singer -- Sorry, right number / by Stephen King -- Sweet potato pie / by Eugenia Collier -- The thrill of the grass / by W.P. Kinsella |
| Summary |
Provides critical overviews of short stories from all cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the story's cultural and historical significance |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Achebe, Chinua. Marriage is a private affair
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Collier, Eugenia W. Sweet potato pie
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Dahl, Roald. Beware of the dog
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Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881. Malʹchik u Khrista na elke. English
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Erdrich, Louise. Leap
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864. Dr. Heidegger's experiment.
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Head, Bessie, 1937-1986. Prisoner who wore glasses
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Jackson, Shirley, 1916-1965. One ordinary day, with peanuts
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King, Stephen, 1947- Sorry, right number
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Kinsella, W. P. Thrill of the grass
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Lessing, Doris, 1919-2013. No witchcraft for sale
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Pirandello, Luigi, 1867-1936. Day goes by
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Singer, Isaac Bashevis, 1904-1991. Son from America
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Zhang, Jie, 1937- Love must not be forgotten.
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| SUBJECT |
Dr. Heidegger's experiment (Hawthorne, Nathaniel) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01362231 |
| Subject |
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 |
Constantakis, Sara.
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| ISBN |
1414474563 |
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9781414474564 |
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