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The Anchor book of new American short stories / edited by Ben Marcus.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Anchor Books, 2004.Description: xvi, 480 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 1400034825 (pbk.)
  • 9781400034826
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 813.010805
LOC classification:
  • PS 648 A539 2004
Contents:
Introduction / Ben Marcus -- Sea Oak / George Saunders -- Everything ravaged, everything burned / Wells Tower -- Do not disturb / A.M. Homes -- Gentleman's agreement / Mark Richard -- The girl in the flammable skirt / Aimee Bender -- The caretaker / Anthony Doerr -- I'm slavering / Sam Lipsyte -- The old dictionary / Lydia Davis -- The father's blessing / Mary Caponegro -- The life and work of Alphonse Kauders / Aleksandar Hemon -- The paperhanger / William Gay -- People shouldn't have to be the ones to tell you / Gary Lutz -- Histories of the undead / Kate Braverman -- You drive / Christine Schutt -- When Mr. Pirzada came to dine / Jhumpa Lahiri -- Down the road / Stephen Dixon -- All American / Diane Williams -- X number of possibilities / Joanna Scott -- Two brothers / Brian Evenson -- Tiny, smiling daddy / Mary Gaitskill -- Someone to talk to / Deborah Eisenberg -- Brief interviews with hideous men / David Foster Wallace -- Where I work / Ann Cummins -- The sound gun / Matthew Derby -- Short talks / Anne Carson -- Up the Old Goat Road / Dawn Raffel -- Scarliotti and the sinkhole / Padgett Powell -- Letters to Wendy's / Joe Wenderoth -- Field events / Rick Bass.
Summary: A collection of twenty-nine short stories that capture the stylistic diversity of American short fiction features contributions by such authors as Rick Bass, David Foster Wallace, Jhumpa Lahiri, Mary Gaitskill, Anthony Doerr, Kate Braverman, A.M. Homes, Sam Lipsyte, and Anne Carson.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) PS 648 A539 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000116005

Introduction / Ben Marcus -- Sea Oak / George Saunders -- Everything ravaged, everything burned / Wells Tower -- Do not disturb / A.M. Homes -- Gentleman's agreement / Mark Richard -- The girl in the flammable skirt / Aimee Bender -- The caretaker / Anthony Doerr -- I'm slavering / Sam Lipsyte -- The old dictionary / Lydia Davis -- The father's blessing / Mary Caponegro -- The life and work of Alphonse Kauders / Aleksandar Hemon -- The paperhanger / William Gay -- People shouldn't have to be the ones to tell you / Gary Lutz -- Histories of the undead / Kate Braverman -- You drive / Christine Schutt -- When Mr. Pirzada came to dine / Jhumpa Lahiri -- Down the road / Stephen Dixon -- All American / Diane Williams -- X number of possibilities / Joanna Scott -- Two brothers / Brian Evenson -- Tiny, smiling daddy / Mary Gaitskill -- Someone to talk to / Deborah Eisenberg -- Brief interviews with hideous men / David Foster Wallace -- Where I work / Ann Cummins -- The sound gun / Matthew Derby -- Short talks / Anne Carson -- Up the Old Goat Road / Dawn Raffel -- Scarliotti and the sinkhole / Padgett Powell -- Letters to Wendy's / Joe Wenderoth -- Field events / Rick Bass.

A collection of twenty-nine short stories that capture the stylistic diversity of American short fiction features contributions by such authors as Rick Bass, David Foster Wallace, Jhumpa Lahiri, Mary Gaitskill, Anthony Doerr, Kate Braverman, A.M. Homes, Sam Lipsyte, and Anne Carson.

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