Twentieth-Century American Short Stories: An Anthology

by Jean A. McConochie

These classic texts introduce your students to American literature through a rich selection of contemporary authors from the twentieth century.

280 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1975

Reviews

[Gavin Whyte · Rating 5 out of 5]

I must've been in the mood for these short stories because every one of them I enjoyed.

[Daria · Rating 3 out of 5]

No Speak English - Sandra Cisneros 8/10
Popular Mechanics - Raymond Carver 7/10
The Unicorn in the Garden - James Thurber 4/10
The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse - William Saroyan 6/10
Samuel - Grace Paley 4/10
The Chaser - John Collier 9/10
The Brown House - Hisaye Yamamoto 4/10
Love - Jesse Stuart 6/10
The Use of Force - William Carlos Williams 0/10
The Lottery - Shirley Jackson 9/10
A Blizzard Under Blue Sky - Pam Houston 9/10
The Sentinel - Arthur C. Clarke 10/10
Hills Like White Elephants - Ernest Hemingway 6/10
The Man to Send Rain Clouds - Leslie Marmon Silko 7/10
The Somebody - Danny Santiago 6/10
Japanese Hamlet - Toshio Mori 6/10
Secrets - Judy Troy 8/10
The Orphaned Swimming Pool - John Updike 9/10
The Sojourner - Carson McCullers 5/10
English as a Second Language - Lucy Honig 6/10
The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant - W.D. Wetherell 7/10
Fine Points - Andrea Lee 10/10
Where You Have Been Where You Are Going - Mark Steven Hess 7/10
Christmas Show - Donald Hall 8/10

Editor Contributions 4/10

Rating: 3.3/5

[María Paula · Rating 3 out of 5]

Muchas historias no envejecieron bien, pero es algo natural. Mi favorita “ the sojourner”