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New American Stories by Ben Marcus
In New American Stories, the beautiful, the strange, the melancholy, and the sublime all comingle to show the vast range of the American short story . In this remarkable anthology, Ben Marcus has corralled a vital and artistically singular crowd of contemporary fiction writers. Collected here are practitioners of deep realism, mind-blowing experimentalism, and every hybrid in between. Luminaries and cult authors stand side by side with the most compelling new literary voices. Nothing less than the American short story renaissance distilled down to its most relevant, daring, and unforgettable works, New American Stories puts on wide display the true art of an American idiom.Famous American Women and The Age of Wire and String are both written by Ben Marcus. Grand Street, Harper's, McSweeney's, Conjunctions, and other publications have published his work. He is an Associate Professor of Creative Writing at Columbia University and lives in New York City. He has received two Pushcart Awards, a Whiting Fellowship, and a National Endowment for the Arts grant.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780804173544 |
| ISBN 10 | 0804173540 |
| Title | New American Stories |
| Author | Ben Marcus |
| Series | Vintage Contemporaries |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2015-07-21 |
| Number of pages | 784 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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