Although the short story has existed in various forms for centuries, it has particularly flourished during the last hundred years.
Reader's Companion to the Short Story in English includes alphabetically-arranged entries for 50 English-language short story writers from around the world. Most of these writers have been active since 1960, and they reflect a wide range of experiences and perspectives in their works. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and includes biography, a review of existing criticism, a lengthier analysis of specific works, and a selected bibliography of primary and secondary sources. The volume begins with a detailed introduction to the short story genre and concludes with an annotated bibliography of major works on short story theory.
| Author: Erin Fallon |
| Publisher: Routledge |
| Publication Date: Mar 01, 2001 |
| Number of Pages: 464 pages |
| Binding: Hardback or Cased Book |
| ISBN-10: 1579583539 |
| ISBN-13: 9781579583538 |