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- Description
- 1 online resource (xviii, 301 p.) : ill.
- Summary
- Presents vital information on the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.
- Series Statement
- Gale virtual reference library
- Uniform Title
- Short stories for students. Volume 17 (Online)
- Subject
- Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986
- Tyler, Anne
- Houston, Pam
- Bisāṭī, Muḥammad
- Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999
- Maugham, W. Somerset 1874-1965
- Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938-
- Jin, Ha, 1956-
- Barthelme, Donald
- Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961
- Wetzel, Marlene Reed
- Devlin, Anne
- Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992
- Salinger, J. D. 1919-2010
- Chopin, Kate, 1850-1904
- Short story > Study and teaching (Higher) > United States
- Short story > Study and teaching (Secondary) > United States
- Short story
- Note
- "ISSN 1092-7735."
- Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, criticism, sources and further reading.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Source of Description (note)
- Description based on print version record.
- Contents
- The aleph / Jorge Luis Borges -- Average waves in unprotected waters / Anne Tyler -- The best girlfriend you never had / Pam Houston -- A conversation from the third floor / Mohamed El-Bisatie -- The eye / Paul Bowles -- The fall of Edward Barnard / W. Somerset Maugham -- Four Summers / Joyce Carol Oates -- In the kindergarten / Ha Jin -- The indian uprising / Donald Barthelme -- The Killers / Ernest Hemingway -- A map of Tripoli, 1967 / Marlene Reed Wetzel -- Naming the names / Anne Devlin -- Nightfall / Isaac Asimov -- A perfect day for bananafish / J.D. Salinger -- A point at issue! / Kate Chopin.
- OCLC
- ssj0000081162
- Title
Short stories for students. Volume 17 [electronic resource] : presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories / David Galens, project editor.
- Imprint
Detroit, Mich. : Gale, c2003.
- Series
Gale virtual reference library
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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- Added Author
Galens, David.
Gale Group.
- Other Form:
Print version: Short stories for students, Volume 17. Detroit, Mich. : Gale, c2003 9780787642693