num_pages: 847
description: Spanning in scope from this century's early moderns, including Somerset Maugham, D.H. Lawrence, and Colette, to the best of todays practitioners, such as Ann Beattie, Raymond Carver, and Joyce Carol Oates, this collection features sixty-two stories from sixteen countries
language: English
title: World of the Short Story: A 20th Century Collection
titlecomplete: World of the Short Story: A 20th Century Collection
genres: Classics, Anthologies, Short Stories, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 139
publisher: Random House