The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories by Wolff, Tobias

The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories

Variously funny, frightening, poignant, and exhilarating, these collected stories displays the best American writers at the peak...
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Author: Tobias Wolff
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Language: English
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The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories by Wolff, Tobias

The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories

$42.16

The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories

$42.16
Author: Tobias Wolff
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Variously funny, frightening, poignant, and exhilarating, these collected stories displays the best American writers at the peak of their powers and the national narrative at its most eloquent, truthful, and inventive.

The thirty-three stories in this volume prove that American short fiction maybe be our most distinctive national art form. As selected and introduced by Tobias Wolff, they also make up an alternate map of the United States that represents not just geography but narrative traditions, cultural heritage, and divergent approaches.

Contributors and stories include: Mary Gaitskill, A Romantic Weekend; Andre Dubus, The Fat Girl; Tim O'Brien, The Things They Carried; Raymond Carver, Cathedral; Joyce Carol Oates, Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?; Mona Simpson, Lawns; Ann Beattie, A Vintage Thunderbird; Jamaica Kincaid, Girl; Stuart Dybek, Chopin in Water; Ron Hansen, Wickedness; Denis Johnson, Emergency; Edward P. Jones, The First Day; John L'Heureux, Departures; Ralph Lombreglia, Men Under Water; Robert Olmstead, Cody's Story; Jayne Anne Phillips, Home; Susan Power, Moonwalk; Amy Tan, Rules of the Game; Stephanie Vaughn, Dog Heaven; Joy Williams, Train; Dorothy Allison, River of Names; Richard Bausch, All The Way in Flagstaff, Arizona; and more.

Author: Tobias Wolff
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 09/06/1994
Pages: 576
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 7.94h x 5.38w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780679745136


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 08/01/1994 pg. 2025
Library Journal 09/15/1994 pg. 93
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/1994 pg. 949

About the Author
Tobias Wolff lives in Northern California and teaches at Stanford University. He has received the Rea Award for excellence in the short story, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and the PEN/Faulkner Award.

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