The New Penguin Book of American Short Stories, from Washington Irving to Lydia Davis by Kasia Boddy - ISBN: 9780141194424
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American lives unveiled: Classics and hidden gems in short stories.

The New Penguin Book of American Short Stories, from Washington Irving to Lydia Davis

From Washington Irving to Lydia Davis

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  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    14 November 2011

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Summary

The short story is one of the most varied and exciting genres in American literature. This collection brings together many of its finest examples from the early nineteenth century to the present. It contains a richly diverse cast of characters, including convicts, artists, farm labourers, slaves, soldiers and salesmen, witches and ghosts, families and lovers. Their stories are told by some of America’s most celebrated writers (Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edith Wharton, Raymond Carver) and a few, lik…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780141194424
ISBN-10:0141194421
Author:Kasia Boddy
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Classics
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:14 November 2011
Weight:237g
Dimensions:196mm x 127mm x 19mm
About The Author

Kasia Boddy

Kasia Boddy teaches in the English Department at University College London. She has published widely on American topics and her books include Boxing- A Cultural History (2008) and The American Short Story Since 1950 (2010). She has also co-edited several other anthologies, most recently, Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off- Love Quarrels from Anton Chekhov to ZZ Packer (2009) from Penguin Classics.

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