The Granta Book of the American Long Story
(Book #1 in the The Granta Book of the American Short Story Series)
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Book Overview
In this collection, Pulitzer prize-winning author Richard Ford brings together 11 of the finest examples of American long stories or novellas. Selecting at least one story from each decade since the 1940s, this anthology includes "June Recital" by Eudora Welty; "The Long March" by William Styron; "Goodbye, Columbus" by Philip Roth; "A Long Day in November" by Ernest J. Gaines; "The Old Forest" by Peter Taylor; "The Age of Grief" by Jane Smiley; "I Lock My Door Upon Myself" by Joyce Carol Oates; and "Hey, Have You Got a Cig, the Time, the News, My Face?" by Barry Hannah.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1862072779
ISBN13:9781862072770
Release Date:January 2003
Publisher:Grove Press, Granta
Length:720 Pages
Weight:1.65 lbs.
Dimensions:1.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Fantastic service
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
As usual A1 Books has been true to their description. My book arrived in "New" condition and within a very short time. Excellent service - I thank you.
Great fiction, great price!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
The short stories are wonderfully written, and, because they are from the last fifty years, no archaic words or phrases get in the way of good story-telling. As most of these stories aren't included in the "typical" anthology (though many of the authors are), the reading experience is like spring rain, encouraging a fresh joy in the written word. The price is excellent, really inexpensive for an anthology.
A tasty American Buffet
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
A collection that clearly defines America's lasting contribution to the form. Richard Ford carefully canvasses the past fifty or so years of great, and often overlooked, writers. Missing, but not missed, are the staple short story writers like Hemingway, Faulkner, and Fitzgerald. But, the brilliance of this collection is that it traces the trajectory of what these pillars of the form initiated. From Baldwin's jazzy, layered "Sonny's Blues" to the raw and devestating "What They Carried" by Tim O'Brien this is a must have for writers and lovers of great writing.
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