The best American short stories of the century
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin, [1999].
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xxiv, 775 pages ; 24 cm
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East Hampton Adult Nonfiction
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"The Best American Short Stories of the Century brings together the best of the best - fifty-five extraordinary stories that represent a century's worth of unsurpassed accomplishments in this quintessentially American literary genre. Here are the stories that have endured the test of time: masterworks by such writers as Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Willa Cather, F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Saroyan, Flannery O'Connor, John Cheever, Eudora Welty, Philip Roth, Joyce Carol Oates, Raymond Carver, Cynthia Ozick, and others. These are the writers who have shaped and defined the landscape of the American short story, who have unflinchingly explored all aspects of the human condition, and whose works will continue to speak to us as we enter the next century."--Jacket.
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0395843685, 9780395843680, 0395843677, 9780395843673, 0965069680, 9780965069687
Notes
General Note
Titles selected by John Updike from the 1915 through 1998 editions of The best American short stories series.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"The Best American Short Stories of the Century brings together the best of the best - fifty-five extraordinary stories that represent a century's worth of unsurpassed accomplishments in this quintessentially American literary genre. Here are the stories that have endured the test of time: masterworks by such writers as Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Willa Cather, F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Saroyan, Flannery O'Connor, John Cheever, Eudora Welty, Philip Roth, Joyce Carol Oates, Raymond Carver, Cynthia Ozick, and others. These are the writers who have shaped and defined the landscape of the American short story, who have unflinchingly explored all aspects of the human condition, and whose works will continue to speak to us as we enter the next century."--Jacket.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Updike, J., & Kenison, K. (1999). The best American short stories of the century. Houghton Mifflin.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Updike, John and Katrina. Kenison. 1999. The Best American Short Stories of the Century. Houghton Mifflin.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Updike, John and Katrina. Kenison, The Best American Short Stories of the Century. Houghton Mifflin, 1999.
MLA Citation (style guide)Updike, John. and Katrina Kenison. The Best American Short Stories of the Century. Houghton Mifflin, 1999.
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