The New Granta Book of the American Short Story |
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Editor:
| Ford, Richard |
ISBN: | 978-1-86207-847-5 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2007 |
Publisher: | Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
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Imprint: | Grove Press |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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In 1992, Richard Ford edited and introduced the first
Granta Book of the American Short Story. It became the definitive anthology of American short fiction written in the last half of the twentieth centuryan exemplary choice” in the words of
The Washington Postwith stories by Eudora Welty, John Cheever, Raymond Carver, and forty others demonstrating how much memorable power can lie in the briefest narration. In the years since, Ford has been reading new...
More DescriptionIn 1992, Richard Ford edited and introduced the first Granta Book of the American Short Story. It became the definitive anthology of American short fiction written in the last half of the twentieth centuryan exemplary choice” in the words of The Washington Postwith stories by Eudora Welty, John Cheever, Raymond Carver, and forty others demonstrating how much memorable power can lie in the briefest narration. In the years since, Ford has been reading new stories and rereading old ones and selecting new favorites. This new collection features more than forty stories, including some he regretted overlooking the first time around, as well as many by a new generation of writersamong them Sherman Alexie, Junot Díaz, Deborah Eisenberg, Nell Freudenberger, Matthew Klam, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Z. Z. Packer. None of the stories (though a few of the writers) were in the first volume. Once again, Ford’s introduction is an illuminating exposition of how a good story is written by a master of the craft.