Author Description

"40 Short Stories, part of the highly successful Bedford/St. Martin's portable series of anthologies and guides, continues to offer a wide selection short fiction. With classic and contemporary stories, traditional and experimental genres, and a range of diverse voices, 40 Short Stories is the perfect anthology for a variety of courses, including introduction to fiction, creative writing, introduction to literature, or literature-based composition. The stories themselves are arranged chronologically to help students trace the evolution of the short story genre, and editorial features (such as instruction on how to write about fiction and a glossary of literary terms) are located in the back of the book so the focus can remain on the stories"--