Overview

This anthology surveys the most thought-provoking and noteworthy “non-traditional#148 short stories written by American and international writers over the past 100 years. The works collected here represent a rich, while often overlooked, tradition of stories that seem to break the rules of short fiction. These stories, by well-known writers as well as by refreshingly new voices, demonstrate a wide-range of stylistic and narrative diversity. They expand our perceptions of what constitutes a well-written short story and underscore the unlimited techniques writers use to achieve a desired effect.

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Author:   Robin Hemley ,  Michael Martone
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Dimensions:   Width: 1.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 1.00cm
Weight:   0.404kg
ISBN:  

9780321179722

ISBN 10:   0321179722
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   16 April 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface  v Introduction  1 PART ONE: FABULISTS      At the End of the Mechanical Age, Donald Barthelme  15 Water Liars, Barry Hannah  22 A Conversation with My Father, Grace Paley  26 In Dreams Begin Responsibilities, Delmore Schwartz  31 Opium, Rikki Ducornet  39 The Sin of Jesus, Isaac Babel  44 The Aleph, Jorge Luis Borges  49 Pastoralia, George Saunders  61 The Art of Forgiveness: A Fable, Janice Eidus  102 Liompa, Yuri Olesha  107 Cat's Eye, Luisa Valenzuela  111 John Duffy's Brother, Flann O'Brian  115 The Fall River Axe Murders, Angela Carter  120 Bloodchild, Octavia E. Butler  138 Order of Insects, William H. Gass  156 PART TWO: FORMALISTS Milk Is Very Good for You, Stephen Dixon  165 Rondo, Susan Neville  176 Cornsilk, Randall Kenan  181 Is It Sexual Harassment Yet?, Cris Mazza  198 Plan for the Assassination of Jacqueline Kennedy, J.G. Ballard  215 Story, Lydia Davis  218 Innocent Objects, Diane Schoemperlin  221 The Elevator, Robert Coover  239 The Fifth Story, Clarice Lispector  249 The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality: A Diagnostic Test in Two Parts, A. B. Paulsen  251 The Writers' Model, Molly Giles  258 Second Story, R.M. Berry  261 Can This Story Be Saved?, Michael Wilkerson  271 Wild Desire, Karen Brennan  281 Scissors Kick, Sandy Huss  298 Five on Fiction, Janet Kauffman  304 Click, John Barth  317 Credits  339 Index of Authors and Titles  343

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