by Sara Levine (Editor), Don Lepan (Editor), Marjorie Mather (Editor)

This third edition includes a stronger representation of American authors and of work from the past twenty years.

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This selection of 45 stories, from Nathaniel Hawthorne to Shaun Tan, shows the range of short fiction in the past 150 years. This third edition includes more works from the past 20 years and a greater representation of American authors; new to this edition are works by Katherine Anne Porter, Grace Paley, Donald Barthelme, Edward P. Jones, Gish Jen, and George Saunders, among others.

Stories are organized chronologically, annotated, and prefaced by engaging short introductions. Also included is a glossary of basic critical terms.

Author Biography

Sara Levine is Professor and Chair of the Writing Program in the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is the author of Treasure Island!!! (Europa Editions, 2012) and Short Dark Oracles (Caketrain Press, 2011).

Don LePan is the founder and President of Broadview Press and the author of Animals: A Novel (Soft Skull Press, 2010).

Marjorie Mather is Publisher and English Editor at Broadview Press.