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The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story

ISBN-13: 9781984877802

Author(s): John Freeman

Subjects: DNT, DQ

Publisher: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GROUP

Publisher Imprint: Penguin Press

Publication Date: 18-05-2021

Format: Hardback

Availability: Temporary unavailable

£20.99

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About the book

A treasure for readers and teachers alike, this anthology culls together a half century of powerful American short stories from all genres, including for the first time in a literary anthology science fiction, horror, and fantasy. Writers like Usula Le Guin, Ken Liu and Stephen King are placed next to some of the often-taught geniuses of the form Grace Paley, Toni Cade Bambara, Sandra Cisneros, and Denis Johnson.

The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story

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