Best of Times, Worst of Times: Contemporary American Short Stories from the New Gilded Age

by Cecelia Tichi and Alex Brown

Book Overview

Late twentieth and early twenty-first century America has been labeled as "The New Gilded Age," a phrase that embodies the glitz and glamour of one of the wealthiest countries in the world but also suggests the greed, corruption, and inequalities teeming just below the surface. Identifying some of the sparkling moments of humanity interwoven between the moments of crisis, Best of Times, Worst of Times features short stories by such renowned writers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814796281
• ISBN13: 9780814796283
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"