num_pages: 313
description: The stories in  A World of Fiction , Second Edition, by Sybil Marcus, embrace a variety of themes, literary and linguistic styles, and time frames. Advanced students will sharpen their reading, speaking, vocabulary, and writing skills as they discover the pleasure and reward of reading fiction. This anthology provides complete and unabridged selections by: Woody Allen . Kate Chopin . Nadine Gordimer . James Joyce . D.H. Lawrence . Bernard Malamud . Katherine Mansfield . William Maxwell . Frank O Connor . Grace Paley . Anne Petry . Budd Schulberg . James Thurber . Anne Tyler . Arturo Vivante . Kurt Vonnegut . Alice Walker . Tobias Wolf . Monica Wood . Virginia Woolf FeaturesFive new stories Updated author biographies Focus on Language sections that highlight grammatical structures and vocabulary Exploration of literary elements such as time, setting, action, and motive A wide variety of stimulating discussion and writing topics "Contents:Husbands, wives, and lovers. --Can-can / Arturo Vivante --The story of an hour / Kate Chopin --Epicac / Kurt Vonnegut --The legacy / Virginia Woolf --The Kugelmass episode / Woody Allen --An intruder / Nadine Gordimer --Parent and child. --Powder / Tobias Wolff --Mother / Grace Paley --A short digest of a long novel / Budd Schulberg --The rocking-horse winner / D.H. Lawrence --The boarding house / James Joyce --My Oedipus complex / Frank O'Connor --Loneliness and alienation. --The model / Bernard Malamud --Disappearing / Monica Wood --Miss Brill / Katherine Mansfield --Teenage wasteland / Anne Tyler --Social change and injustice. --Like a winding sheet / Ann Petry --The lily-white boys / William Maxwell --The catbird seat / James Thurber --Everyday use / Alice Walker --Explanation of literary terms.
language: English
title: A World of Fiction: Twenty Timeless Short Stories
titlecomplete: A World of Fiction: Twenty Timeless Short Stories (2nd Edition)
genres: Fiction
ratings_count: 28
publisher: Pearson Education ESL