The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories Paperback - 1994
by Tobias Wolff
This generous and discerning volume of 33 stories proves that American short fiction is in the middle of a renaissance. Choosing both contemporary classics and works certain to be well-recognized in years to come, Wolff has assembed the outstanding stories by the most inventive, eloquent, and honest American writers, from 1980 to the present.
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The thirty-three stories in this volume prove that American short fiction maybe be our most distinctive national art form. As selected and introduced by Tobias Wolff, they also make up an alternate map of the United States that represents not just geography but narrative traditions, cultural heritage, and divergent approaches.
Contributors and stories include: Mary Gaitskill, "A Romantic Weekend"; Thom Jones, "A White Horse"; Andre Dubus, "The Fat Girl"; Tim O'Brien, "The Things They Carried"; Chris Offutt, "Aunt Granny Lith"; Raymond Carver, "Cathedral"; Joyce Carol Oates, "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"; Robert Stone, "Helping"; Mona Simpson, "Lawns"; Ann Beattie, "A Vintage Thunderbird"; Jamaica Kincaid, "Girl"; Stuart Dybek, "Chopin in Water"; Barry Hannah, "Testimony of Pilot"; John Edgar Wideman, "Daddy Garbage"; Ron Hansen, "Wickedness"; Denis Johnson, "Emergency"; Edward P. Jones, "The First Day"; John L'Heureux, "Departures"; Ralph Lombreglia, "Men Under Water"; Leonard Michaels, "Murderers"; Robert Olmstead, "Cody's Story"; Jayne Anne Phillips, "Home"; Susan Power, "Moonwalk"; Amy Tan, "Rules of the Game"; Stephanie Vaughn, "Dog Heaven"; Joy Williams, "Train"; Dorothy Allison, "River of Names"; Richard Bausch, "All The Way in Flagstaff, Arizona"; Carol Bly, "Talk of Heroes"; Scott Bradfield, "The Darling"; Kate Braverman, "Tall Tales from the Mekong Delta"; Richard Ford, "Rock Springs"; and Allan Gurganus, "Minor Heroism."
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- Title The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories
- Author Tobias Wolff
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: first
- Pages 576
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Vintage, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1994-09-06
- ISBN 9780679745136 / 0679745130
- Weight 0.92 lbs (0.42 kg)
- Dimensions 7.94 x 5.38 x 1 in (20.17 x 13.67 x 2.54 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Short stories, American, United States - Social life and customs -
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 94015007
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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- Booklist, 08/01/1994, Page 2025
- Kirkus Reviews, 07/15/1994, Page 949
- Library Journal, 09/15/1994, Page 93
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