The Granta Book Of The American Short Story: Volume Two
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The Granta Book Of The American Short Story: Volume Two by Richard Ford
Richard Ford, one of the finest American novelists and short-story writers, introduced the first Granta Book of the American Short Story, which Granta Books published in 1992. It became the definitive anthology of American short fiction written in the last half of the twentieth century. In the fourteen years since, Ford has been reading new stories and rereading old ones and selecting new favourites. This new collection, again of more than forty writers, expands Ford's original choice to include stories that he regretted overlooking first time around as well as many by a new generation of writers, among them Sherman Alexie, Junot Diaz, Deborah Eisenberg, Nell Freudenberg, Matt Klam, Jhumpa Lahiri and Z. Z. Packer. None of the stories (though a few of the writers) was in the first volume. Published to critical acclaim in hardback in 2007, this book is an essential companion volume to the first collection.
Ford's is the long view, seriously considered, full of nuance and detail and heritage * The Times *
Richard Ford's story collections include Rock Springs, Women Without Men, and A Multitude of Sins. His novel Independence Day was the first novel to win both the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Pulitzer Prize. His latest novel, The Lay of the Land, was published in 2006.
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ISBN 13 | 9781847080400 |
ISBN 10 | 1847080405 |
Title | The Granta Book Of The American Short Story: Volume Two |
Author | Richard Ford |
Series | Granta Anthologies |
Condition | Unavailable |
Binding Type | Paperback |
Publisher | Granta Books |
Year published | 2008-07-01 |
Number of pages | 736 |
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