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Author
Series
Library of America volume 35
Publisher
Literary Classics of the U.S
Pub. Date
c1987
Physical Desc
1336 p. : ill.
Language
English
Description
The first of three volumes presenting the writings of Willa Cather includes her early book of stories and first four novels. The troll garden: Cather's first short story collection, originally published in 1905, depicts characters who seek the realm of beauty and imagination, but are confronted by the vulgarity and brutality of American society. O pioneers!: In Nebraska at the end of the nineteenth century, Swedish immigrant Alexandra Bergson leads...
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
306 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
While working for an idealistic college professor, twenty-six-year old Lula, an Albanian trying to make a better life for herself in America, finds her life taking a complicated turn when her Albanian "brothers" return, in a novel set in the aftermath of 9/11.
Author
Publisher
Ecco
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
x, 290 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A collection of nineteen short works includes "Fire," in which a troubled wife has an affair; "Curly Red," in which a girl reveals a family secret; and "Three Girls," in which two students protect Marilyn Monroe.
Author
Publisher
Ecco
Pub. Date
c2006
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
viii, 664 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
An anthology of short fiction chosen by the author herself features selections from "The Wheel of Love," "Marriages and Infidelities," and "Heat," as well as nine previously unpublished works.
Publisher
A Touchstone Book published by Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2004], c1999
Physical Desc
671 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A remarkable collection of North American literature written since 1970" " ... stories chosen according to the results of a survey of more than two hundred literature professors, award-winning writers, and the directors of prestigious writing workshops. The result is a landmark anthology that showcases an unusual variety of different cultural, gender, ethnic, and racial viewpoints. With stories encompassing both the contemporary-realist and postmodern...
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