The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction

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The Norton fi n t h o I o g y of
Short Fiction
Shorter Sixth Edition
• A Focus on the Writer
In addition to the "Writers on Writing" section widely praised by adopters of the Fifth Edition, the Shorter Sixth Edition offers 9 commentaries—written especially for The Norton Antbology ofShort Fiction—by contemporary writers. These short commentaries provide a glimpse of the many differ-ent ways fiction writers read their contemporaries and the classics of the genre. Andrea Barrett on Willa Cather's "Paul's Case" Charles Baxter on William Maxwells "The Thistles in Sweden" Madison Smartt Bell on George Garrett's "Wounded Soldier" Frederick Busch on Ernest Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants" R. V. Cassill onjean Stafford's "In the Zoo" Allan Gurganuson Stephen Crane's "The Open Boát" Barry Hannah on Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" Edward P. Jones on Frank O'Connor's "Guests of the Nation" Lee Smith on Flannery O'Connor's " A Good Man Is Hard to Find"
• A Wealth of... Tovább

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The Norton fi n t h o I o g y of
Short Fiction
Shorter Sixth Edition
• A Focus on the Writer
In addition to the "Writers on Writing" section widely praised by adopters of the Fifth Edition, the Shorter Sixth Edition offers 9 commentaries—written especially for The Norton Antbology ofShort Fiction—by contemporary writers. These short commentaries provide a glimpse of the many differ-ent ways fiction writers read their contemporaries and the classics of the genre. Andrea Barrett on Willa Cather's "Paul's Case" Charles Baxter on William Maxwells "The Thistles in Sweden" Madison Smartt Bell on George Garrett's "Wounded Soldier" Frederick Busch on Ernest Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants" R. V. Cassill onjean Stafford's "In the Zoo" Allan Gurganuson Stephen Crane's "The Open Boát" Barry Hannah on Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" Edward P. Jones on Frank O'Connor's "Guests of the Nation" Lee Smith on Flannery O'Connor's " A Good Man Is Hard to Find"
• A Wealth of Selections in a Compact Formát: 65 Stories by 62 Authors Continuing the tradition of its predecessors, the Shorter Sixth Edition offers an attractive mix of classic and contemporary short fiction, including new selections from Ann Beattie, Julio Cortázar, Andre Dubus, Allan Gurganus, Thom Jones, Bobbie Ann Mason, Tim O'Brien, Lee Smith, Helena Maria Viramontes, and Tobias Wolff, among others.
• Contemporary Writing Generously Represented
The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction now offers 1 7 contemporary stories (1980 and after); 1 1 of these are new to the Shorter Sixth Edition. Vissza