V.S. Pritchett has chosen some forty stories written in the English language to produce a collection that successfully displays the wealth and variety of an art that spans some 200 years
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About the Editor Sir Victor Pritchett is a novelist, short-story writer, critic, biographer, and traveler. His books include the novel, Mr. Beluncle; a highly acclaimed collection of short stories, On the Edge of the Cliff; two books of criticism, The Myth Makers and The Tale Bearers; a biography of Turgenev, The Gentle Barbarian; and the classic travel book, The Spanish Temper.
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