American Short Story Masterpieces

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This highly Acclaimed collection of short stories by American writers contains only the best literary art of the past four decades. With a bias toward realism editors Raymond Carver and Tom Jenks have selected fiction that x201C;tells a storyx201D;–and tells it with a masterful handling of language, situation, and insight.But what is so special about this volume is that it mirrors our age, our concerns, and our lives. Whether itx2019;s the end of a marriage, as in Bobbie Ann Mansonx2019;s x201C;Shiloh,x201D; or the struggle with self-esteem and weight in Andre Dubusx2019;s x201C;The Fat Girl,x201D; the 36 works included her probe issues that give us that x201C;shock of recognitionx201D; that is the hallmark of great artx2014;wonderful, absorbing fiction that will be read and reread for decades to come.