Description
A wide-ranging anthology of memorable short fiction, this collection brings together fifty stories that showcase the remarkable variety and enduring power of the form. Spanning different periods, places, and literary traditions, the selections explore love, conflict, identity, irony, loss, and the unexpected turns of ordinary life. Together, they offer an accessible introduction to celebrated writers while revealing how much depth, emotion, and imagination can be contained in only a few pages. Carefully assembled for both longtime readers and newcomers, the volume is a rich survey of short-story craft and a rewarding collection to return to again and again.
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Bantam Classics
Published Aug 1, 1983
592 pages
ISBN: 9780553277456
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First Published
1983
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Fifty Great Short Stories by Milton Crane.