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Praise for the previous edition:Booklist/RBBTwenty Best Bets for Student Researchers, 2001RUSA/ALAOutstanding Reference Source, 2000...useful...Recommended for public libraries and undergraduates.—ChoiceAn invaluable and engaging tool.—School Library JournalSince the first American short story was published in 1799, interest in the genre has continued to grow: sales of collections have risen, short story readings proliferate in bookstores, and stories have been increasingly incorporated in the college curriculum.Engaging and jargon-free, with contributions from a team of scholars,The Facts On File Companion to the American Short Story, Second Editionis the only reference to analyze the genre as a whole. This updated edition to the award-winning original adds hundreds of new entries and more than 100,000 words, providing explanations of major critical controversies and ways to broaden the reader's interpretation of a short story. Entries new to this edition cover younger writers (such as David Foster Wallace, Dave Eggers, and Junot Díaz) and many short stories, from the canonical (The Killersby Ernest Hemingway andThere Will Come Soft Rainsby Ray Bradbury) to the cutting-edge (Sea Oakby George Saunders).Now available in two volumes, this accessible encyclopedia features an informative introduction that surveys the history of the short story in the United States, interprets the current literary landscape, and points to new and future trends. A bibliography, list of prize-winners, thematic index, and cross-references complete this invaluable guide.Coverage includes:Author biographies and bibliographiesSynopses and analyses of major storiesLiterary terms, themes, and motifsand more.

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