The new Granta book of the American short story / edited and introduced by Richard Ford.

Other author Ford, Richard, 1944-
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon : Granta, 2007.
Descriptionxxvi, 756 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Short stories, American.
American fiction--20th century.
United States--Social life and customs. --Fiction.

Contents Ladies in Spring / Eudora Welty -- Reunion / John Cheever -- Ship Island : the story of a mermaid / Elizabeth Spencer -- Friends / Grace Paley -- The artificial nigger / Flannery O'Connor -- Oh, Joseph, I'm so tired / Richard Yates -- Me and Miss Mandible / Donald Barthelme -- Natural color / John Updike -- The half-skinned steer / Annie Proulx -- Killings / Andre Dubus -- Helping / Robert Stone -- Errand / Raymond Carver -- Where is here? / Joyce Carol Oates -- The management of grief / Bharati Mukherjee -- The Palatski Man / Stuart Dybek -- Get some young / Barry Hannah -- The farm / Joy Williams -- Mr. Green / Robert Olen Butler -- The pugilist at rest / Thom Jones -- Ancient history / Richard Bausch -- Firelight / Tobias Wolff -- The custodian / Deborah Eisenberg -- The rabbit hole as likely explanation / Ann Beattie -- The miracle at Ballinspittle / T.C. Boyle -- Work / Denis Johnson -- Nothing to ask for / Dennis McFarland -- Grit / Tom Franklin -- A new man / Edward P. Jones -- Blue boy / Kevin Canty -- Anthropology / Andrea Lee -- The plague of doves / Louise Erdrich -- A romantic weekend / Mary Gaitskill -- Two dogs / Steve Yarbrough -- People lilke that are the only people here : canonical babbling in Peed Onk / Lorrie Moore -- CivilWarLand in bad decline / George Saunders -- Issues I dealt with in therapy / Matthew Klam -- The toughest Indian in the world / Sherman Alexie -- A temporary matter / Jhumpa Lahiri -- Aurora / Junot Díaz -- The tumblers / Nathan Englander -- Devotion / Adam Haslett -- The ant of the self / ZZ Packer -- Stars of Motown shining bright / Julie Orringer -- Lucky girls / Nell Freudenberger
General notePrevious ed. published as: The Granta book of the American short story. 1992.
ISBN9781862078475 (hbk.)
ISBN1862078475 (hbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PS648.S5 G667 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold