A Distant Episode

A Distant Episode
Author: Paul Bowles
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2006-06-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0061137383

A Distant Episode contains the best of Paul Bowles's short stories, as selected by the author. An American cult figure, Bowles has fascinated such disparate talents as Norman Mailer, Allen Ginsberg, Truman Capote, William S. Burroughs, Gore Vidal, and Jay McInerney.

The Best American Short Stories, 1992

The Best American Short Stories, 1992
Author: Katrina Kenison
Publisher:
Total Pages: 420
Release: 1992
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780395593530

A compilation of twenty American short stories by authors such as Rick Bass, Robert Olen Butler, Alice Munro, Joyce Carol Oates, and Tobias Wolff. Includes a list of 100 additional notable stories from 1991.

The Oxford Book of American Short Stories

The Oxford Book of American Short Stories
Author: Joyce Carol Oates
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 788
Release: 1992
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780195092622

This volume offers a survey of American short fiction in 59 tales that combine classic works with 'different, unexpected gems', which invite readers to explore a wealth of important pieces by women and minority writers. Authors include: Amy Tan, Alice Adams, David Leavitt and Tim O'Brien.

Chosen by the Lion

Chosen by the Lion
Author: Linda Gregg
Publisher:
Total Pages: 80
Release: 1994-06
Genre: Poetry
ISBN:

Chosen by the Lion is Linda Gregg's fourth collection and her most eloquent, bespeaking a deeply personal reconciliation with the loss of love. --Graywolf Press Gregg's typical language is silvery and agile, her ton level and concentrated. --The New Yorker.

Lilacs and Other Stories

Lilacs and Other Stories
Author: Kate Chopin
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2012-04-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0486115356

From the author of The Awakening comes this collection, which features 24 distinctive tales of Southern life, filled with fascinating characters, idiosyncratic customs, and sometimes shocking details.

The Bagman's Story

The Bagman's Story
Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher:
Total Pages: 52
Release: 1983
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780871919229

A talking chair shows Tom Smart a way to win the hand of a widow.