Worlds of Fiction - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130416398 ISBN 13: 9780130416391

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 2002

Synopsis

This unique anthology of 129 short stories encompasses both Western and non-western writing and includes a diverse representation of ethnic voices from within the United States as well as less-frequently-anthologized stories by well-known writers and a substantial number of selections by women. It includes both classic and contemporary stories that reflect thematic, aesthetic, and cultural variety: diversity of styles, subjects and points of view as well as diversity of cultural, historical, and gender perspectives. Headnotes and questions for each story provide contextual enhancement and guidelines for critical thinking and reflection. Includes stories from the United States, Canada, Nigeria, Ghana, Japan, Chile, Lebanon, England, Russia, Germany, Argentina, Italy, Algeria, France, Poland, Denmark, Senegal, China, Mexico, Colombia, South Africa, Iceland, Australia, Ireland, Czechoslovakia, Palestinian, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, Antigua, Sweden, Rhodesia, Singapore, Egypt, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Barbados, Korea, India, Costa Rica, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Israel, Uruguay, Cuba, Guatemala, Peru, Ivory Coast, Turkey, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh. For anyone interested in the short story, both Western and non-western.

About this title

From the Publisher:

This international anthology of short fiction offers an appealing mix of classic stories from the United States and Europe, as well as an excellent selection of fiction by authors from geographical areas only nominally represented in most texts: Northern Europe, Latin America, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific. Many stories are anthologized here for the first time. The book also includes a significant number of ethnic minority voices within the United States, many stories by women, and two complete novellas.

From the Back Cover:

THIS ANTHOLOGY OF SHORT STORIES ENCOMPASSES A LARGER GEOGRAPHICAL RANGE BOTH WESTERN AND NON-WESTERN AND HAS GREATER GENDER BALANCE THAN IS TYPICAL OF MOST SHORT-STORY ANTHOLOGIES.

It includes a diverse representation of ethnic voices from within the United States as well as less-frequently-anthologized stories by well-known writers around the world. This second edition of WORLDS OF FICTION includes both classic and contemporary stories that reflect thematic, aesthetic, and cultural variety: different styles, subjects, and points of view as well as diversity of cultural, historical, and gender perspectives. Headnotes and questions for each story provide contextual enhancement and guidelines for critical thinking and reflection.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson College Div
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0130416398
• ISBN 13: 9780130416391
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 972
• Editor: Rubenstein Roberta, Larson Charles R.