The Oxford Book of American Short Stories (Oxford Paperbacks)

The Oxford Book of American Short Stories (Oxford Paperbacks)

by JoyceCarolOates (Editor)

Synopsis

In The Oxford Book of American Short Stories, Joyce Carol Oates offers a sweeping survey of American short fiction, in a collection of fifty-nine tales that combines classic works with many 'different, unexpected gems', and that invites readers to explore a wealth of important pieces by women and minority writers. The collection ranges from time-honoured works by Irving, Poe, and Hemingway, to modern classics by authors such as Bharati Mukherjee, Amy Tan, Alice Adams, David Leavitt, Bobbie Ann Mason, and Tim O'Brien.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 786
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 01 Sep 1994

ISBN 10: 0195092627
ISBN 13: 9780195092622

Media Reviews
Only a novelist would ever think up such a project. Only a very good one could pull it off. * Observer *
Author Bio
Joyce Carol Oates is one of America's pre-eminent writers. Since 1978 she has been on the faculty of Princton University and is co-editor of the Ontario Review.