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Title:
The Oxford book of American short stories
Author:
Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938-
Edition:
Second edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]

©2013
Physical Description:
xix, 873 pages ; 21 cm
Summary:
In The Oxford Book of American Short Stories, Joyce Carol Oates offers a sweeping survey of American short fiction, in a collection of nearly sixty 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.
General Note:
Includes index.
Language:
English
Contents:
Rip Van Winkle / Peter Rugg, the Missing Man / Wives of the Dead / Tell-Tale Heart / Ghost in the Mill / Paradise of Bachelors and the Tartarus of Maids / Cannibalism in the Cars / Middle Years / A White Heron / Storm / Old Woman Magoun / Sheriff's Children / Yellow Wallpaper / A Journey / Little Regiment / A Death in the Desert / Strength of God / In a Far Country / Girl with a Pimply Face / Rats in the Walls / Blood-Burning Moon / An Alcoholic Case / That Evening Sun / Hills Like White Elephants / Red-Headed Baby / Man Who Was Almost a Man / A Bottle of Milk for Mother / Where Is the Voice Coming From? / A Distant Episode / Country Husband / Battle Royal / My Son the Murderer / Lottery / There Will Come Soft Rains / Sonny's Blues / A Late Encounter with the Enemy / Shawl / School / Persistence of Desire / Defender of the Faith / Mud Below / Are These Actual Miles? / Heat / Child Screams and Looks Back at You / Give It Up for Billy / Under the Radar / Hunters in the Snow / Things They Carried / Reach / Filthy with Things / Today Will Be a Quiet Day / Fleur / Drowned Life / Children as Enemies / How to Become a Writer / Good People / Mercy / Hell-Heaven / Edison, New Jersey
ISBN:
9780199744398
Format :
Book