Publisher Description

An essential anthology of fifteen short stories which provides students with an international selection of works by acclaimed modern writers: from Nobel Laureates (Nadine Gordimer, V. S. Naipaul), to masters of the short story (Raymond Carver, Mavis Gallant, William Trevor), to a younger generation of writers on their way to establishing worldwide reputations (Zadie Smith, Ana Menendez). Featuring the theme of 'difference', each story has something to say about cultural encounters, often arising from experiences of migration or uprooting. Their predominantly realist temper promotes vivid, imaginative connections between the worlds of fiction and the worlds of its readers.

This is an ideal primary set text for modules on Modern Literature, Twentieth-Century Literature, Contemporary Fiction, Postmodern Fiction, Postcolonial Literature, International Literature or The Short Story, which may be offered at all levels of an undergraduate or taught postgraduate Literature degree.

Notes

An anthology of 15 previously published contemporary short stories by distinguished writers, which will be the adopted test for the OU's new introductory Humanities course. Includes high profile writers such as Zadie Smith, Nadine Gordimer, Raymond Carver, William Trevor, Amy Tan and Peter Carey. Will appeal to students and the general reader.

Author Biography

LYNDA PRESCOTT is Senior Lecturer in Literature, The Open University, UK.

Table of Contents

General Preface.- The Ultimate Safari; N.Gordimer.- In Cuba I was a German Shepherd; A.Menendez.- The Joy Luck Club; A.Tan.- What Do You Do in San Francisco?; R.Carver.- Mr Sumarsono; R.Robinson.- The Last Mohican; B.Malamud.- The End of the World; M.Gallant.- The Distant Past; W.Trevor.- American Dreams; P.Carey.- Bella Makes Life; L.Goodison.- Martha, Martha; Z.Smith.- Pit Strike; A.Sillitoe.- Storm Petrel; R.Gunesekera.- Squatter; R.Mistry.- One Out of Many; V.S.Naipaul.

Long Description

An international selection of 15 short stories by distinguished modern writers including Peter Carey, Zadie Smith and Bernard Malamud. Featuring the theme of 'difference', each story has something to say about cultural encounters, often arising from experiences of migration or uprooting. With biographic and photographic portraits.

Feature

Brings together a diverse range of short fiction in one concise volume, which will stimulate lively discussion in the classroom The themes of difference, uprooting and migration continue to be hot topics in popular culture and politics Global appeal: features distinguished modern writers from America, Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe Each short story is introduced by a photographic and biographic portrait of its author

Description for Bookstore

An anthology of 15 previously published contemporary short stories by distinguished writers including as V.S. Naipaul, Zadie Smith and Peter Carey

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