A comprehensive collection of classic and contemporary short stories spanning diverse authors and themes from the 19th century onward.
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A comprehensive collection of classic and contemporary short stories spanning diverse authors and themes from the 19th century onward.
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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
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Multiple stories depict romantic relationships and sexual encounters, some with moderate explicitness.
Violence & gore
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Includes colonial violence and implied atrocities in stories such as Heart of Darkness.
Profanity
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Occasional strong language appears in select modern stories.
Substance use
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Drug addiction and alcohol use feature centrally in Sonny's Blues and scattered elsewhere.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Brief or peripheral LGBTQ+ characters and themes in a few contemporary selections.
Religious content
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Religious motifs and references appear in several classic stories.
Magic & witchcraft
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No evidence found in available sources
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources
Political content
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Social and cultural commentary on race, class, and society recurs across many stories.
Self-harm / suicide
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Isolated mentions or themes of suicide and despair in select works.
Abuse & suffering
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Themes of systemic suffering, oppression, and personal cruelty appear in multiple stories.
Other
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