Short Fiction by 33 Writers: 3 x 33

by Mark Winegardner

Offering 3 stories by 33 authors, 3 X 33 combines both a breadth and depth not seen in other contemporary or modern short fiction anthologies.

Genres: Short Stories, Anthologies, Short Story Collection, Fiction

1200 pages, Paperback

First published August 3, 2004

About the author

Mark Winegardner (born November 24, 1961) is an American writer born and raised in Bryan, Ohio. His novels include The Godfather Returns, Crooked River Burning, and The Veracruz Blues. He published a collection of short stories, That's True of Everybody, in 2002. His newest novel, The Godfather's Revenge, was published in November 2006 by Putnam. His Godfather novels continue the story of the Corleone family depicted in Mario Puzo's The Godfather.

According to a press release from Putnam: In a major acquisition, G. P. Putnam's Sons Executive Editor Dan Conaway secured North American rights to The Godfather's Revenge, the capstone to the Corleone family saga, which began with Mario Puzo's landmark novel and was carried forward in Winegardner's 2004 New York Times bestseller, The Godfather Returns. The Godfather's Revenge was written by Winegardner, based on Puzo's original characters.

"It's staggering to contemplate the legacy of the Godfather films and novels," says Dan Conaway. "They have had a deeper, broader and more lasting impact on the fabric of contemporary culture than has any other such franchise in the past 50 years.

It's fitting, then, that The Godfather's Revenge overlays the resonant mythology of the Corleone family onto the most vexing real-life mystery of our age, with a storyline that explores the role organized crime may have had in the assassination of a charismatic young President." [1]

Reviews

[Aeron · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is expensive, but worth it if you're interested in short stories. It is an anthology of 33 writers, and displays 3 stories by each of those writers. There are well-written introductions to each writer, as well, that illuminate the authors as well as the particular stories featured. This book was like a crash course in modern literature - many of the contemporary writers worth reading are here. It also helped me appreciate the short story as a form more, since I am an inveterate novel-reader.

[J.T. Whitesell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my text book for college and I loved it so I wasn't about to give it back. It's hard for me to choose one short story as a favorite because every author's submission is worth reading and learning from.

[Kelly Lynn Thomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has some good authors that don't get anthologized a lot, like Sherman Alexie and Grace Paley, but then it also has the same three Raymond Carver and Flannery O'Connor stories that every single other collection of short stories ever has, so that's why it only gets three stars.

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was one of the textbooks for my Art of Fiction class and is a great collection of short stories from a variety of authors!