The Oxford Book of Short Stories (Oxford Books of Prose) - Softcover
V. S. Pritchett, one of our greatest short story writers, has chosen forty-one stories from nine countries written in the English language for this volume, producing a collection that successfully displays the wealth and variety of an art that spans some 200 years.
The United States, Great Britain, and Ireland have fine traditions of short story writing that have developed from the time of Sir Walter Scott and Nathaniel Hawthorne. In the twentieth century the art was perfected by Ernest Hemingway, D. H. Lawrence, W. Somerset Maugham, John Updike, and V. S. Pritchett himself. Other contributions in the book come from such masters as James Joyce, Mark Twain, Henry James, Rudyard Kipling, Frank O'Connor, H. E. Bates, William Trevor, and Liam O'Flaherty. Now, the collection of short story masters extends to Canadian, Indian, New Zealander, and Australian writers, who show in the works included here the full range of invention and ability in a genre that continues to flourish.
The United States, Great Britain, and Ireland have fine traditions of short story writing that have developed from the time of Sir Walter Scott and Nathaniel Hawthorne. In the twentieth century the art was perfected by Ernest Hemingway, D. H. Lawrence, W. Somerset Maugham, John Updike, and V. S. Pritchett himself. Other contributions in the book come from such masters as James Joyce, Mark Twain, Henry James, Rudyard Kipling, Frank O'Connor, H. E. Bates, William Trevor, and Liam O'Flaherty. Now, the collection of short story masters extends to Canadian, Indian, New Zealander, and Australian writers, who show in the works included here the full range of invention and ability in a genre that continues to flourish.
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The late Sir Victor Pritchett was a distinguished novelist, short story writer, critic, biographer, and traveler. His books include the novel, Mr. Beluncle, and the acclaimed short story collection On the Edge of the Cliff. He died in 1997.
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The late Sir Victor Pritchett was a distinguished novelist, short story writer, critic, biographer, and traveler. His books include the novel, Mr. Beluncle, and the acclaimed short story collection On the Edge of the Cliff. He died in 1997.
Review from previous edition `Look for this book at airport departure lounge bookshops and guarantee youself a good flight.' Evening Echo
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0192801910
- ISBN 13 9780192801913
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages576
- EditorPritchett V. S.
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