Sudden Fiction (Continued): 60 New Short-Short Stories (Revised)

Responding to America's love affair with the short-short, editors Shapard and Thomas consulted nearly two-hundred magazines and chose the sixty stories, written in English or translated, that they considered best. Ranging across countries and cultures, the selection includes a number of new stories from the Pacific Rim.

Well-known writers--William Maxwell, Margaret Atwood, Don DeLillo, Mark Richard--join lesser-known writers--Molly Giles, Andrew Lam, Judy Troy--who will be (or should be) better known. Each story revels in its own element of surprise; each, whether traditional or experimental, proves that a tale told quickly offers pleasure long past its telling. Students and lovers of literature take note: this is serious writing that's fun to read.


Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 07/17/1996
ISBN: 9780393313420
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.45w x 0.95d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 05/27/1996 pg. 74
Booklist 07/01/1996 pg. 1806