Short Fiction by 33 Writers: 3 x 33

I love this book!

college

ok

This book is filled with stories on how life sucks, how relationships fail, and how no one should be trusted. Then you die.Thankfully, I bought it used and hopefully able to sell it back once my class is over.

perfect!

I had this book as a textbook for a literature course and absolutely loved it. The stories are so entertaining and deep leaving you want to read them again. The authors include:Sherman AlexieMargaret AtwoodJames BaldwinToni Cade BambaraAndrea BarrettDonald BarthelmeRichard BauschCharles BaxterAnne BeattieRobert Olen ButlerRaymond CarverJohn CheeverJunot DiazChitra Banerjee DivakaruniLouise ErdichRichard FordBarry HannahGish JenJamaica KincaidBernard MalamudRick MoodyLorrie MooreAlice MunroAntonya NelsonJoyce Carol OatesTim O'BrienFlannery O'ConnorGrace PaleyGeorge SaundersJohn UpdikeEudora WeltyTobias WolffRichard Yates

What a smorgasbord board of voice and style! You get a full course meal from each author, not just a nibble. This text is a clinic in story construction. Every writing student in America ought to be feasting on this book!

Once I read the forward and first bio, I knew this was going to be the new short story textbook for the literature and writing classes I teach. Not only are the stories carefully and thoughtfully selected, but the order and importance of each is highlighted and informed by the introduction from other accomplished writers. I have used many short story collections in my classes, and this is by far the best and most thorough anthology I have seen. Beyond that, my students love it (no small thing)!