The Norton Anthology of Contemporary Fiction

by R.V. Cassill

Book Overview

Sixteen new writers have been added, includingCharles Baxter, Ron Carlson, Sandra Cisneros, and Jamaica Kincaid,among others, as have useful biographical notes and bibliographies forall authors in the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393968332
• ISBN13: 9780393968330
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Speedy Delivery

I got this book within a week of ordering. I got it just in the right time to start class. I would recommend this seller to anyone!

Turned out to be so much more than a book for school

My Creative Writing professor assigned this book for our class, and we read about two stories a week. However, after reading the assigned story, I found it increasingly difficult to stop at just one. Soon I found myself reading 4 or 5 stories at a time. Different themes and different characters do not stop these many short stories from repeating the same truths over and over again, the truth of human life. I have never read such realistic fiction, fiction that echoed so closely what I feel inside from one day to the next. These stories are honest, insightful, and beautiful, carefully assembled and chosen by Oates and Cassil. If you want an honest picture of life over the last century, buy this book.

Definitely worth buying. It was my textbook for a class!

What can you say about a fiction anthology that a teacher actually used for a college class? Well, for one thing, you can say that it is probably one of the best representations of contemporary fiction that you can buy at a reasonable price.There are so many great authors on here, that I don't know where to begin. The editors basically took every great short fiction author, and popped one of their best short stories into this anthology. I've read the whole book cover to cover a couple of times, and it still manages to inspire.The editors did a good job of selecting stories that represent a broad range of literary styles. Carver's minimalism is represented here, as well as stories from a countless number of his contemporaries. A well rounded collection over all. I think it still might be a little pricey for its size, but it may be well worth it for the present content, regardles.

I know it's thirty bucks but it's worth it.

This 550-page anthology provides the best introduction to modern short fiction writing available to readers. This is "the textbook" for short story writing.

Very good and interesting

Contray to what one review said this book is not dull and boring but autual fun and interesting. I recomened this book to people.