Short Fiction: Classic and Contemporary

by Lyman Grant and Charles H. Bohner

Book Overview

This book is an exceptionally wide-ranging alphabetically arranged collection of stories spanning all genres of short fiction. It includes myth, fairy tale, humor, western, detective, Magic Realism,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0131916750
• ISBN13: 9780131916753
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
• Length: 1423 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.6" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Short Fiction: Classic & Contemporary

Received product very quickly. It was in excellent shape. Will order again from the seller.

Excellent and Unique Compilation of Stories

Bohner and Grant's collection has a wonderful assortment of stories, both classic and contemporary. There are some great traditional stories from the masters of the literary canon, like Poe and Faulkner, but also unique and hard-to-find stories often excluded from introductory anthologies, such as "Memento Mori," "Not a Good Girl," and "Patriotism." There's a nice section on literature into film, too.

Very good short fiction collection

I've been impressed with this short fiction collection since way back in my undergrad days when the fourth edition was used in one of my classes. Now that I'm teaching college myself, I actually use the sixth edition in my introduction to literature class. The selection of stories is quite good - the book includes a good selection of American, British, and multicultural authors, multiple genres, and some in-depth background on some of the stories and authors. The introductory material on fiction is excellent, and the brief overview in the back of the book on criticism styles is accessible for a wide audience. Overall, my students enjoyed the stories that appeared in this collection, and I would definitely use it again.