| Description |
xx, 474 pages ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Including the Yearbook of the American short story. |
| Contents |
The emerald / Donald Barthelme -- Long calls / Frederick Busch -- The one-star Jew / David Evanier -- The remission ; Speck's idea / Mavis Gallant -- The old folks / William H. Gass -- In case of survival / T. Gertler -- The faithful / Elizabeth Hardwick -- The first clean fact / Larry Heinemann -- Into the wind / Robert Henderson -- Lemon tree / Curt Johnson -- Friends / Grace Paley -- Home / James Robison -- Mama Tuddi done over / Leon Rooke -- At the Anarchist's Convention / John Sayles -- The safe deposit / Isaac Bashevis Singer -- Dr. Cahn's visit / Richard Stern -- The rags of time / Barry Targan -- The old forest / Peter Taylor -- Gesturing / John Updike -- Markowitz and the gypsies / Norman Waksler -- Hog's heart / Gordon Weaver. |
| Subject |
Short stories, American.
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Short stories, American. |
| Genre/Form |
Short stories, American.
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Fiction.
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Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Elkin, Stanley, 1930-1995.
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| ISBN |
0395294460 |
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9780395294468 |
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