Fiction 100: an anthology of short stories

ISBN 10: 0023952903 ISBN 13: 9780023952906

Synopsis

For Introduction to the Short Story, Introduction to Fiction, and Creative Writing: Fiction.

A collection of carefully chosen, interesting stories with literary merit, the best-selling text-anthology Fiction 100 continues to offer instructors the flexibility to organize their courses in a format that best suits their pedagogical needs. Intended to ignite students' curiosity, imagination, and intelligence, these selections represent a wide variety of subject matter, theme, literary technique, and style. International in scope, it illustrates the development of short fiction from the early 19th century to the present day, and features 130 traditional and contemporary works organized alphabetically by author.

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Review:

"I appreciate the openness of the Pickering collection and its obvious love of literature by providing students with a book they'll actually keep and read." ― Bryn Gribben, University of Washington

From the Back Cover:

This new 10th edition of FICTION 100: AN ANTHOLOGY OF SHORT FICTION is a cause for celebration. With it's publication, FICTION 100 has been in print for thirty years, and from the beginning, it has continued to ignite students' curiosity, imagination, and intelligence. The stories included in this 10th Edition represent a wide variety of subject matter, theme, literary technique, and style as well as a broad selection of newer and contemporary stories. This collection of stories "speak to each other," to the classroom, and to the student and suggests the direction in which short fiction is moving as we slip into and through the first decade of the new millennium.

Prentice Hall is delighted to offer select Penguin Putnam titles at a substantial discount to your students when you request a special package of one or more Penguin titles with any Prentice Hall text. Contact your Prentice Hall sales representative for special ordering instructions.

NEW ONLINE RESOURCES:
www.prenhall.com/pickering is a free online, book specific study guide with essay and multiple-choice questions, researched author links, a "living timeline," and much more. Visit The Creative Cafe online for writing techniques and workshops, interviews with established poets, tips on getting published, and assorted links to writing programs and literary journals. Go to www.prenhall.com/creativecafe.

About this edition

• ISBN 10: 0023952903
• ISBN 13: 9780023952906
• Binding: Loose Leaf