
The Penguin Book of American Short Stories
James Cochrane(Author)
James Cochrane(Editor)
Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 4. August 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-0-241-95284-9 (ISBN)
Description
Introducing a beautifully designed collection of twenty-one short stories from some of the best American writers over two hundred years of history.
'American literature and the short story might be said to have come of age at about the same time, and this, along with something in the bustling and energetic American temperament, might go some way towards explaining why the two go together as well as they do.'
Twenty-one short stories from some of the best American writers over the last two hundred years provide a mesmerizing, multi-faceted portrait of a country, a people and the unique literature produced by this most exuberant of nations.
Featuring short stories from classic American authors including Mark Twain, Katherine Anne Porter, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway and many more.
'American literature and the short story might be said to have come of age at about the same time, and this, along with something in the bustling and energetic American temperament, might go some way towards explaining why the two go together as well as they do.'
Twenty-one short stories from some of the best American writers over the last two hundred years provide a mesmerizing, multi-faceted portrait of a country, a people and the unique literature produced by this most exuberant of nations.
Featuring short stories from classic American authors including Mark Twain, Katherine Anne Porter, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway and many more.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
319 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-95284-9 (9780241952849)
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James Cochrane | James Cochrane
The Penguin Book of American Short Stories
E-Book
05/1982
1st Edition
Penguin Books Ltd
€10.99
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James Cochrane | James Cochrane
The Penguin Book of American Short Stories
Book
05/1982
Penguin Books Ltd
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