Martin, Wendy, ed. More stories we tell; the best contemporary short stories by North American women.MARTIN, Wendy, ed. More stories we tell; the best contemporary short stories by North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. women. Random House, Pantheon. 362p. c2004. 0-375-71450-2. $15.00. SA A follow-up to We are the Stories We Tell (1990), this volume seeks to gather "representative narratives that are a pleasure to read and that portray women's experiences in the final decades of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first." While a few of the 24 stories date from the 1970s and '80s, most are stories from the '90s by such well-known writers as Margaret Atwood, Sandra Cisneros Sandra Cisneros (born December 27, 1954 in Chicago) is an American author and poet best known for her novel The House on Mango Street. She is also the author of Caramelo, published by Knopf in 2002. , Gish Jen Gish Jen (Chinese: 任碧蓮; Pinyin: Rèn Bìlián) (born Lillian Jen, named for the actress Lillian Gish, in 1955 in Long Island, New York) is a contemporary American writer. , Bobble bob·ble v. bob·bled, bob·bling, bob·bles v.intr. To bob up and down. v.tr. To lose one's grip on (a ball, for example) momentarily. n. A mistake or blunder. Ann Mason, and Louise Erdrich. The stories average about ten pages in length, but are nonetheless powerful for their brevity Brevity Adonis’ garden of short life. [Br. Lit.: I Henry IV] bubbles symbolic of transitoriness of life. [Art: Hall, 54] cherry fair cherry orchards where fruit was briefly sold; symbolic of transience. . While there are no surprises here, the richness and the range of the collection make this a valuable anthology. Short literary biographies of the authors follow the stories. S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. Patricia Moore, Brookline, MA |
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