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          The Penguin Book of American Short Stories

          The Penguin Book of American Short Stories

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          Includes twenty-one short stories from some of the best American writers over the last two hundred years that provide a multi-faceted portrait of a country, a people and the literature produced by this most exuberant of nations.

          Introducing a beautifully...

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          Description

          Product ID:9780241952849
          Product Form:Paperback / softback
          Country of Manufacture:GB
          Title:The Penguin Book of American Short Stories
          Authors:Author: James Cochrane, James Cochrane
          Page Count:432
          Subjects:Anthologies: general, Anthologies (non-poetry), Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Short stories, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Short stories
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          Includes twenty-one short stories from some of the best American writers over the last two hundred years that provide a multi-faceted portrait of a country, a people and the literature produced by this most exuberant of nations.

          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.


          Imprint Name:Penguin Books Ltd
          Publisher Name:Penguin Books Ltd
          Country of Publication:GB
          Publishing Date:2011-08-04

          Additional information

          Weight318 g
          Dimensions154 × 197 × 26 mm