An extensive anthology of classic and contemporary short fiction from major authors exploring human experience and society.
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An extensive anthology of classic and contemporary short fiction from major authors exploring human experience and society.
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R. V. Cassill the original editor of The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction, taught creative writing at the Iowa Writer’s Workshop and at Brown, Purdue, Columbia, and Harvard. He was the author of more than thirty books of fiction, including the novels Clem Anderson, Dr. Cobb’s Game, and After Goliath. Cassil’s Collected Stories was published ...
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Sexual content
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Multiple stories explore romantic and sexual relationships with varying degrees of directness.
Violence & gore
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Scenes of brutality and death appear in stories such as Heart of Darkness.
Profanity
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Strong language occurs in several mid-20th-century and contemporary selections.
Substance use
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Sonny's Blues centers on heroin addiction and its effects on family.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Occasional religious imagery or themes appear in isolated stories.
Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Stories address colonialism, race, and social conditions.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Themes of hardship, loss, and systemic suffering recur across selections.
Other
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