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008			860828s1987 nyum a000 1 eng
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035			_a(AEA)C9A1A8DA7C224AB7B8CC3BDA1CE1684C
050			_aPS 648.S5 _b.Am35 1987
245		0	_aAmerican short story masterpieces / _cedited by Raymond Carver and Tom Jenks.
260			_aNew York : _bDelacorte Press, _cc1987.
300			_axvi, 435 p. _c25 cm.
520			_aThis 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 "tells a story"-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 it's the end of a marriage, as in Bobbie Ann Manson's "Shiloh," or the struggle with self-esteem and weight in Andre Dubus's "The Fat Girl," the 36 works included her probe issues that give us that "shock of recognition" that is the hallmark of great art-wonderful, absorbing fiction that will be read and reread for decades to come. Published in 1954, Short Story Masterpieces has remained an indispensable teaching tool. And promises to be part of the curriculum well into the next millennium (www.alibris.com.
650			_aAmerican fiction
650			_aShort stories, American. _912267
700			_aCarver, Raymond. _956146
700			_aCarver, Raymond. _956146
700			_aJenks, Tom. _9110231
942			_cALR
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