Sudden Fiction (Continued): 60 New Short-Short Stories (Revised)

Sudden Fiction (Continued): 60 New Short-Short Stories (Revised)Responding to America's love affair with the short short, editors Shapard and Thomas consulted nearly two hundred magazines and chose the sixty stories, written in English or translated, that they considered best. Ranging across countries and cultures, the selection includes a number of new stories from the Pacific Rim. Well known writers William Maxwell, Margaret Atwood, Don DeLillo, Mark Richard join lesser known writers Molly Giles, Andrew Lam,

Responding to America's love affair with the short-short, editors Shapard and Thomas consulted nearly two-hundred magazines and chose the sixty stories, written in English or translated, that they considered best. Ranging across countries and cultures, the selection includes a number of new stories from the Pacific Rim.

Well-known writers--William Maxwell, Margaret Atwood, Don DeLillo, Mark Richard--join lesser-known writers--Molly Giles, Andrew Lam, Judy Troy--who will be (or should be) better known. Each story revels in its own element of surprise; each, whether traditional or experimental, proves that a tale told quickly offers pleasure long past its telling. Students and lovers of literature take note: this is serious writing that's fun to read.


Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 07/17/1996
ISBN: 9780393313420
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.45w x 0.95d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 05/27/1996 pg. 74
Booklist 07/01/1996 pg. 1806