A World of Fiction: Twenty Timeless Short Stories

by Sybil Marcus (Editor)

The stories in A World of Fiction , Second Edition, by Sybil Marcus, embrace a variety of themes, literary and linguistic styles, and time frames. Advanced students will sharpen their reading, speaking, vocabulary, and writing skills as they discover the pleasure and reward of reading fiction. This anthology provides complete and unabridged selections by: Woody Allen . Kate Chopin . Nadine Gordimer . James Joyce . D.H. Lawrence . Bernard Malamud . Katherine Mansfield . William Maxwell . Frank O Connor . Grace Paley . Anne Petry . Budd Schulberg . James Thurber . Anne Tyler . Arturo Vivante . Kurt Vonnegut . Alice Walker . Tobias Wolf . Monica Wood . Virginia Woolf Features
Five new stories Updated author biographies Focus on Language sections that highlight grammatical structures and vocabulary Exploration of literary elements such as time, setting, action, and motive A wide variety of stimulating discussion and writing topics "

Contents:
Husbands, wives, and lovers. --
Can-can / Arturo Vivante --
The story of an hour / Kate Chopin --
Epicac / Kurt Vonnegut --
The legacy / Virginia Woolf --
The Kugelmass episode / Woody Allen --
An intruder / Nadine Gordimer --
Parent and child. --
Powder / Tobias Wolff --
Mother / Grace Paley --
A short digest of a long novel / Budd Schulberg --
The rocking-horse winner / D.H. Lawrence --
The boarding house / James Joyce --
My Oedipus complex / Frank O'Connor --
Loneliness and alienation. --
The model / Bernard Malamud --
Disappearing / Monica Wood --
Miss Brill / Katherine Mansfield --
Teenage wasteland / Anne Tyler --
Social change and injustice. --
Like a winding sheet / Ann Petry --
The lily-white boys / William Maxwell --
The catbird seat / James Thurber --
Everyday use / Alice Walker --
Explanation of literary terms.

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories

313 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great text for teaching short stories. All the greats are there (Faulkner, D.H. Lawrence, Thurber, Chopin, Gordimer, James Joyce) and some lesser knowns. They are an equal representation of men and women, British and American.

If I ever get to teach Short Story, this will be the foundation for the texts and exercises. It's especially relevant for teaching ESL students.

[Jovana · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fantastic book full of interesting short stories suitable for ESL students.
I came across it for the first time during my studies and have been using it as additional reading material for my students. There are exercises behind each story enabling a teacher to expand the story.
I would highly recommend it to anybody teaching advanced students, or to an English student wanting to have some fun.

[Alok Ghimire · Rating 3 out of 5]

A meh-collection. The selection is by theme so that automatically dilutes the quality. Not a bad collection to teach students.

[Alexandra Matvienko · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great

[Lin]

thank's