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An Introduction to Fiction Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Kennedy, X. (Author), Gioia, Dana (Author)
ISBN: 0205687881     ISBN-13: 9780205687886
Publisher: Pearson
OUR PRICE:   $158.32  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: September 2009
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism
Dewey: 808.3
LCCN: 2009029675
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (1.45 lbs) 768 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
KEY BENEFIT This book provides readers with a rich collection of fiction and engaging insights on reading, analyzing, and writing about stories. Written by noted poets X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia, this anthology reflects the authors' wit and contagious enthusiasm for their subject.

KEY TOPICS:

  • An exclusive conversation between Dana Gioia and celebrated author Amy Tan gives readers an insider's look into the importance of reading to this contemporary writer.
  • A diverse array of new selections includes 10 new stories by authors such as Naguib Mafhouz's "The Lawsuit," Virginia Woolf's "A Haunted House," Sherman Alexie's "This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona," Eudora Welty's "Why I Live at the P.O." and Lorrie Moore's "How to Become a Writer."
  • A new "Latin American Writers" chapter features some of the finest writers of the region including Octavio Paz, Gabriel Garc a M rquez, and In s Arredondo.

    • MARKET: For everyone wishing to delight in the study of short fiction.