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This volume includes stories by John Updike, David Leavitt, Joyce Carol Oates, Eudora Welty, Barry Hannah, Joy Williams, T.C. Boyle, Peter Taylor, Donald Barthelme, Tobias Wolff, Stuart Dybek, Richard Bausch, William Gass, Flannery O'Connor, John Cheever, Paul Bowles, Harold Brodkey and others.
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'Ford's introduction is as complete and persuasive an introduction to post-war American writing as one could hope for' "The Times" 'An indispensable volume ... a colossal book that contains not only classics by the greats but also perfect stories by lesser known writers' Philip Hensher, "Mail on Sunday" 'Ford's choice of stories is exemplary ... there's wonderful reading here' "Washington Post" 'This is a rich collection' "Guardian" 'A carefully wrought compilation that does credit to its rich subject' "Literary Review" 'Ford treats us to some stunning stories' "Nation"
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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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- PublisherPenguin Books / Granta
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0140142207
- ISBN 13 9780140142204
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages736
- EditorFord Richard
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