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OverviewSince Richard Ford's highly praised The Granta Book of the American Short Story was originally published in 1992, it has become one of the most cited and respected collections available. Now Ford brings together eleven of the finest American examples of a less recognised and more indeterminate literary form called the novella, otherwise known as the long story. Drawing from each decade since the 1940s, Ford selects long stories by Edwidge Danticat, Stanley Elkin, Ernest J. Gaines, Barry Hannah, Joyce Carol Oates, Cynthia Ozick, Philip Roth, Jane Smiley, William Styron, Peter Taylor and Eudora Welty. This deliciously eclectic collection provides a powerful introduction to an often overlooked art form and promises to delight all lovers of American fiction. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Richard FordPublisher: Granta Books Imprint: Granta Books Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 19.70cm Weight: 0.550kg ISBN: 9781862072770ISBN 10: 1862072779 Pages: 720 Publication Date: 14 June 1999 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsIn his introduction, Richard Ford, himself the author of a number of excellent long stories, considers the matter of size: the novella is free of the constraints of the short story and unencumbered by the baggy inclusiveness of the full-length novel. But as always, while you wouldn't say length is irrelevant, it's what you do with it that counts. There are superb stories in this collection by authors such as Eudora Welty, Philip Roth and Jane Smiley. (Kirkus UK) Author InformationRichard Ford was born in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1944. He is the author of three collections of short stories, Rock Springs, Women Without Men and A Multitude of Sins, and six novels, A Piece of My Heart, The Ultimate Good Luck, Wildlife, The Sportswriter, Independence Day (which won the Pulitzer Prize and PEN/Faulkner award in 1996) and The Lay of the Land. He is the editor of The Granta Book of the American Short Story and The Granta Book of the American Long Story. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |