The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story

The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story

Short stories

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Publisher's Synopsis

This anthology begins in 1970 and brings together a half century of powerful American short stories from all genres, including - for the first time in a collection of this scale - science fiction, horror, and fantasy, placing writers such as Ursula K. Le Guin, Ken Liu, and Stephen King next to beloved greats of the literary form: Raymond Carver, Grace Paley, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Denis Johnson.

Book information

ISBN: 9781984877826
Publisher: Penguin Random House Group
Imprint: Penguin Books
Pub date:
Edition: Short stories
DEWEY: 813.0108054
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 496
Weight: 394g
Height: 139mm
Width: 212mm
Spine width: 35mm