{"product_id":"9780313291043","title":"Reader's Companion to the Short Story in English","description":"\u003ch1\u003eReader's Companion to the Short Story in English\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eErin Fallon | Rick Feddersen | James Kurtzleben | Maurice A. Lee | Susan Rochette-Crawley\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the short story has existed in various forms for centuries, it has particularly flourished during the last hundred years, and especially in recent decades. Though many outstanding novels have been written in the 20th century, most of these writers have also published short fiction. And in many cases, their short stories exhibit a greater degree of coherence and integrity than their longer works. The rise of creative writing programs in the 1960s helped fuel the growth of the short story and brought academic attention to it. So, too, the emergence of multiculturalism encouraged authors of diverse backgrounds to write about their cultures. This reference is a guide to the contemporary English-language short story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncluded are alphabetically arranged entries for roughly 50 English-language short story writers from around the world, such as Chinua Achebe, John Barth, Jamaica Kincaid, Salman Rushdie, and Amy Tan. More than half the American writers profiled are from historically marginalized groups, such as Jewish-Americans, African-Americans, and Asian-Americans. Most of these authors have been active since 1960, and they reflect a wide range of experiences and perspectives in their works. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and includes biographical material, a brief review of existing criticism, a lengthier analysis of specific works, and a selected bibliography of primary and secondary sources. The volume begins with a detailed introduction to the short story genre and concludes with an annotated bibliography of major works on short story theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eERIN FALLON is a graduate student in English at the University of New Orleans. She is Assistant Coordinator of the International Conference on the Short Story in English, Recording Secretary for the Society for the Study of the Short Story, and Assistant Editor of \u003ci\u003eShort Story\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eR.C. FEDDERSEN is a Doctoral Candidate and Teaching Associate in the Department of English at Oklahoma State University. He is one of the editors of \u003ci\u003eThe Tales We Tell: Perspectives on the Short Story\u003c\/i\u003e (Greenwood, 1998).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJAMES KURTZLEBEN is currently a web designer for Inlet, Inc. He was the Assistant Editor of \u003ci\u003eShort Story\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLiterary Magazine Review\u003c\/i\u003e and Managing Editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Caribbean Literatures\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMAURICE A. LEE is Professor of English and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Central Arkansas. He is founder and Editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Caribbean Literature\u003c\/i\u003e and Director of a biannual international conference on the short story, now in its twelfth year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSUSAN ROCHETTE-CRAWLEY is Assistant Professor of English and Coordinator of the Creative Writing Program at the University of Northern Iowa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 December 2000\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGreenwood\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780313291043\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e464\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29.12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55553201209484,"sku":"9780313291043","price":81.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_118e8838-9fea-4124-b9f4-953225b2ab99.jpg?v=1788314006","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780313291043","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}