Fishing's Best Short Stories (Sporting's Best Short Stories series)
Once again, Staudohar (business administration, California State Univ., Hayward) has succeeded magnificently at anthologizing a popular pastime. His first edited collection, Baseball!s Best Short Stories, was followed by highly literate counterparts about golf, football, and boxing. Each features notable works by classic and contemporary writers, and this fishing-oriented fare is a worthy addition to the series. Renowned angling authors Robert Traver and Thomas McGuane are here, of course, but there!s also fine piscatorial prose by diverse stylists ranging from Stephen Vincent BenEt to Stephen King. Other delights in this exciting, scary, clever, and surprising assortment feature such luminaries as Guy de Maupassant, Philip Wylie, and Annie Proulx, to name a few. The predominant quarry in the 25 stories is trout in streams, although lake and ocean fish, and even a sea monster, play major roles, too. Highly recommended for public libraries."Will Hepfer, SUNY at Buffalo Libs.Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.