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  The New Penguin Book of American Short Stories, from Washington Irving to Lydia Davis (Paperback) By (author) Kasia Boddy

  

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  Short Description for The New Penguin Book of American Short Stories, from Washington Irving to Lydia DavisThe short story is one of the most varied genres in American literature. This title brings together many of its finest examples from the early nineteenth century to the present. It contains a diverse cast of characters, including convicts, artists, farm labourers, slaves, soldiers and salesmen, witches and ghosts, families and lovers.
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  • Publisher: PENGUIN CLASSICS
  • Published: 06 October 2011
  • Format: Paperback 320 pages
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  • Categories: Anthologies (non-poetry) | Contemporary Fiction | Short Stories
  • ISBN 13: 9780141194424 ISBN 10: 0141194421
  • Sales rank: 159,816

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Full description for The New Penguin Book of American Short Stories, from Washington Irving to Lydia Davis

• The short story is one of the most varied and exciting genres in American literature. This collection brings together many of its finest examples from the early nineteenth century to the present. It contains a richly diverse cast of characters, including convicts, artists, farm labourers, slaves, soldiers and salesmen, witches and ghosts, families and lovers. Their stories are told by some of America's most celebrated writers (Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edith Wharton, and Raymond Carver) and a few, like Fanny Fern or Charles W. Chestnutt, who may be less familiar. The collection offers a stimulating combination of acknowledged classics, including Mark Twain's hilarious "Jim Smiley's Jumping Frog" and Edgar Allan Poe's chilling "The Tell-Tale Heart", and some remarkable pieces that deserve a wider audience, such as Ernest Hemingway's story of miscommunication, "Out of Season", or Lorrie Moore's tale of modern love and wit, "Starving Again". Kasia Boddy's introduction traces the history of the American short story and explores the changes and continuities in its forms and preoccupations. This edition also contains a chronology, explanatory and biographical notes and suggestions for further reading.