A major classroom anthology spanning classic and contemporary short fiction from authors worldwide, emphasizing craft and cultural context.
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A major classroom anthology spanning classic and contemporary short fiction from authors worldwide, emphasizing craft and cultural context.
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Introductory matter includes a chronological list of the stories and a section on the elements of fiction. Then follow examples of short fiction arranged in alphabetical order by authors that include Welty, William Carlos Williams, Melville, de Maupassant, David Leavitt, Louise Erdrich, and Thom Jones. The last section, "Writers on Writing," features 15 valuable commentaries on the way writers read particular works of fiction: Andrea Barrett reads Willa Cather's "Paul's Case"; Gina Berriault, Iv...
What's Inside
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Sexual content
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Romantic and sexual situations appear in multiple stories, varying from subtle to explicit.
Violence & gore
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Graphic violence and death depicted in stories such as Heart of Darkness.
Profanity
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Strong language occurs in several modern stories.
Substance use
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Drug and alcohol themes central to stories including Sonny's Blues.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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LGBTQ+ characters and themes appear in works by authors such as David Leavitt.
Religious content
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Religious motifs surface occasionally across the collection.
Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Social, racial, and political themes recur throughout many stories.
Self-harm / suicide
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Isolated references to suicide or self-harm in individual stories.
Abuse & suffering
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Depictions of cruelty, oppression, and suffering appear in multiple selections.
Other
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