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The Penguin Book of Canadian Short Stories

Jane Urquhart
The Penguin Book of Canadian Short Stories Book PDF

Author : Jane Urquhart
Publisher : Penguin Books Canada
Page : 728 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Fiction
ISBN : STANFORD:36105124068433

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The Penguin Book of Canadian Short Stories by Jane Urquhart Pdf

This stunning collection of 60 stories--over a century's worth of the best Canadian literature by an extraordinary array of our finest writers--has been selected and is introduced by award-winning writer Jane Urquhart. Urquhart's selection includes stories by major literary figures such as Mavis Gallant, Carol Shields, Alistair MacLeod, and Margaret Atwood, and wonderful stories by younger writers, including Dennis Bock, Joseph Boyden, and Madeleine Thien. This collection is uniquely organized into five parts: the immigrant experience, urban life, family drama, fantasy and metaphor, and celebrating the past.

Knockemstiff

Donald Ray Pollock
Knockemstiff Book PDF

Author : Donald Ray Pollock
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2008-03-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780385525404

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Knockemstiff by Donald Ray Pollock Pdf

"More engaging than any new fiction in years." —Chuck Palahniuk An unforgettable work of fiction that peers into the soul of a tough Midwestern American town to reveal the sad, stunted but resilient lives of its residents. Knockemstiff is a genuine entry into the literature of place. Spanning a period from the mid-sixties to the late nineties, the linked stories that comprise Knockemstiff feature a cast of recurring characters who are irresistibly, undeniably real. A father pumps his son full of steroids so he can vicariously relive his days as a perpetual runner-up body builder. A psychotic rural recluse comes upon two siblings committing incest and feels compelled to take action. Donald Ray Pollock presents his characters and the sordid goings-on with a stern intelligence, a bracing absence of value judgments, and a refreshingly dark sense of bottom-dog humor.

22 Short Stories

Bhavana Nair
22 Short Stories Book PDF

Author : Bhavana Nair
Publisher : Children's Book Trust
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Children's stories, Indic (English)
ISBN : 8170118433

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22 Short Stories by Bhavana Nair Pdf

A Collection Of Funny, Sad, Fantasies And Recollections. Quite Enough To Keep Young Minds Glued To Their Seats.

The Oxford Book of American Short Stories

Joyce Carol Oates
The Oxford Book of American Short Stories Book PDF

Author : Joyce Carol Oates
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 788 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0195092627

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The Oxford Book of American Short Stories by Joyce Carol Oates Pdf

This volume offers a survey of American short fiction in 59 tales that combine classic works with 'different, unexpected gems', which invite readers to explore a wealth of important pieces by women and minority writers. Authors include: Amy Tan, Alice Adams, David Leavitt and Tim O'Brien.

The Short Story

Valerie Shaw
The Short Story Book PDF

Author : Valerie Shaw
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317872788

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The Short Story by Valerie Shaw Pdf

Throughout this text, Valerie Shaw addresses two key questions: 'What are the special satisfactions afforded by reading short stories?' and 'How are these satisfactions derived from each story's literary techniques and narrative strategies?'. She then attempts to answer these questions by drawing on stories from different periods and countries - by authors who were also great novelists, like Henry James, Flaubert, Kafka and D.H. Lawrence; by authors who specifically dedicated themselves to the art of the short story, like Kipling, Chekhov and Katherine Mansfield; by contemporary practitioners like Angela Carter and Jorge Luis Borges; and by unfairly neglected writers like Sarah Orne Jewett and Joel Chandler Harris.

Short Stories of Our Time

Douglas R. Barnes
Short Stories of Our Time Book PDF

Author : Douglas R. Barnes
Publisher : Nelson Thornes
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1985-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 017445094X

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Short Stories of Our Time by Douglas R. Barnes Pdf

Short Stories of Our Time is a selection of 13 short stories by contemporary authors, all with 20th Century urban settings. The stories have been chosen to appeal to students who are impatient with the classics but respond to stories which illuminate the reality they know.

Aesop's Fables

Aesop
Aesop s Fables Book PDF

Author : Aesop
Publisher : Wordsworth Editions
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1853261289

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Aesop's Fables by Aesop Pdf

A collection of animal fables told by the Greek slave Aesop.

Short!

Kevin Crossley-Holland
Short Book PDF

Author : Kevin Crossley-Holland
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0192781480

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Short! by Kevin Crossley-Holland Pdf

The longest of the stories in this book is short, and the shortest is just one sentence long. Which means there are lots of stories : a whole bookful to make you think, laugh, Shiver, and think again.

The Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Short Stories of F Scott Fitzgerald Book PDF

Author : F. Scott Fitzgerald
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 11 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1998-04-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780684842509

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The Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald by F. Scott Fitzgerald Pdf

Together, these forty-three stories compose a vivid picture of a lost era, but their brilliance is timeless.

The Bed Book of Short Stories

Lauri Kubuitsile,Joanne Hichens
The Bed Book of Short Stories Book PDF

Author : Lauri Kubuitsile,Joanne Hichens
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : African fiction (English)
ISBN : 9781920397319

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The Bed Book of Short Stories by Lauri Kubuitsile,Joanne Hichens Pdf

The bed, dressed in hand sewn quilt or threadbare blanket, may in and of itself be memorable, but it is what happens in the bed - the sex and lovemaking, the dreams, the reading, the nightmares, the rest, giving birth and dying - which give 'bed' special meaning. Whether a bed is shared with a book, a child, a pet or a partner, whether lovers lie in ecstasy or indifference, whether 'bed' relates to intimacy or betrayal, it is memories and recollections of 'bed', in whatever form, which have triggered the writing of these thirty stories by women from southern Africa. Well known writers Joanne Fedler, Sarah Lotz, Arja Salafranca, Rosemund Handler and Liesl Jobson will delight, but you will discover here new writers from Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Namibia and Zambia, each with a unique voice as they cast light on the intimate lives of women living in this part of the world and the possibilities that are both available to and denied them. The BED BOOK of short stories - some quirky and tender, others traumatic or macabre - is the perfect companion to take to bed with you, to keep you reading long into the night.

The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories

Ben Marcus
The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories Book PDF

Author : Ben Marcus
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307428134

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The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories by Ben Marcus Pdf

“In twenty-nine separate but ingenious ways, these stories seek permanent residence within a reader. They strive to become an emotional or intellectual cargo that might accompany us wherever, or however, we go. . . . If we are made by what we read, if language truly builds people into what they are, how they think, the depth with which they feel, then these stories are, to me, premium material for that construction project. You could build a civilization with them.” —Ben Marcus, from the Introduction Award-winning author of Notable American Women Ben Marcus brings us this engaging and comprehensive collection of short stories that explore the stylistic variety of the medium in America today. Sea Oak by George Saunders Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned by Wells Tower Do Not Disturb by A.M. Homes The Girl in the Flammable Skirt by Aimee Bender The Caretaker by Anthony Doerr The Old Dictionary by Lydia Davis The Father’s Blessing by Mary Caponegro The Life and Work of Alphonse Kauders by Aleksandar Hemon People Shouldn’t Have to be the Ones to Tell You by Gary Lutz Histories of the Undead by Kate Braverman When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine by Jhumpa Lahiri Down the Road by Stephen Dixon X Number of Possibilities by Joanna Scott Tiny, Smiling Daddy by Mary Gaitskill Brief Interviews with Hideous Men by David Foster Wallace The Sound Gun by Matthew Derby Short Talks by Anne Carson Field Events by Rick Bass Scarliotti and the Sinkhole by Padgett Powell

Writing Short Stories

Ailsa Cox
Writing Short Stories Book PDF

Author : Ailsa Cox
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007-05-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134410453

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Writing Short Stories by Ailsa Cox Pdf

Ideal for those new to the genre or for anyone who wishes to improve their technique, Ailsa Cox’s guide will help readers achieve their full potential as a short story writer. The book encourages you to be inventive, to break writing habits and to try something new, by showing the diversity of the short story genre, from cyberpunk to social observation. Each chapter of the book: introduces key aspects of the craft of short story writing, including structure, dialogue, characterization, viewpoint, narrative voice and more shows how a wide variety of published writers have approached the short story genre, in order to deepen the insights you gain from your own work gets you writing, with a series of original, sometimes challenging but always rewarding exercises, which can be tackled alone or adapted for use in a group includes activities at the end of each chapter. Ailsa Cox draws on her experience as a writer to provide essential information on drafting and editing, as well as a rich Resources section, which lists print and online journals that accept the work of new writers. Whether you’re writing as part of a course, in a workshop group or at home alone, this book will equip and inspire you to write better short stories, and make you a more skilled, enthusiastic and motivated writer of short stories.

The New Oxford Book of Canadian Short Stories in English

Margaret Atwood,Robert Weaver
The New Oxford Book of Canadian Short Stories in English Book PDF

Author : Margaret Atwood,Robert Weaver
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Fiction
ISBN : STANFORD:36105018293295

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The New Oxford Book of Canadian Short Stories in English by Margaret Atwood,Robert Weaver Pdf

A survey of Canada's leading writers features forty-seven stories, with new pieces by writers in the original Oxford Book of Canadian Short Stories. Included are short stories by W. P. Kinsella, Morley Callaghan, Timothy Findlay, Matt Cohen, Alice Munro and Margaret Atwood.

How to Write Short Stories and Get Them Published

Ashley Lister
How to Write Short Stories and Get Them Published Book PDF

Author : Ashley Lister
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781472143778

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How to Write Short Stories and Get Them Published by Ashley Lister Pdf

This book will help you plot like a pro, master the art of suspense like Poe, craft captivating dialogue like Twain and - most crucially - get your short stories published. How to Write Short Stories and Get Them Published is the essential guide to writing short fiction. It takes the aspiring writer from their initial idea through to potential outlets for publication and pitching proposals to publishers. Along the journey this guide considers the most important aspects of creative writing, such as character, plot, point of view, description and dialogue. All of these areas are illustrated with examples of classic fiction, and accompanied by exercises that will help every writer hone their natural skill and talent into the ability to craft compelling short stories.

The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories

Jhumpa Lahiri
The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories Book PDF

Author : Jhumpa Lahiri
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780141985626

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The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri Pdf

'Rich. . . eclectic. . . a feast' Telegraph This landmark collection brings together forty writers that reflect over a hundred years of Italy's vibrant and diverse short story tradition, from the birth of the modern nation to the end of the twentieth century. Poets, journalists, visual artists, musicians, editors, critics, teachers, scientists, politicians, translators: the writers that inhabit these pages represent a dynamic cross section of Italian society, their powerful voices resonating through regional landscapes, private passions and dramatic political events. This wide-ranging selection curated by Jhumpa Lahiri includes well known authors such as Italo Calvino, Elsa Morante and Luigi Pirandello alongside many captivating new discoveries. More than a third of the stories featured in this volume have been translated into English for the first time, several of them by Lahiri herself.