The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story by Tba

04/05/2021 17h 11min
The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story by Tba

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Title: The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story
Author: Tba
Narrator: Ramón De Ocampo, Deepti Gupta, Frankie Corzo, John Freeman, George Saunders, Erin Bennett, Dominic Hoffman, Mark Feuerstein, Cassandra Campbell, Kim Mai Guest, Lisa Renee Pitts, Scott Brick
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 17 hours 11 minutes
Release date: May 4, 2021
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
A selection of the best and most representative contemporary American short fiction from 1970 to 2020, including such authors as Ursula K. LeGuin, Toni Cade Bambara, Jhumpa Lahiri, Sandra Cisneros, and Ted Chiang, hand-selected by celebrated editor and anthologist John Freeman. IN THE PAST fifty years, the American short story has changed dramatically. New voices, forms, and mixtures of genres have brought this unique US genre a thrilling burst of energy. This rich anthology celebrates this avalanche of talent. Beginning in 1970, it culls together a half century of powerful American short stories from all genres, including--for the first time in a literary anthology--science fiction, horror, and fantasy, placing writers such as Usula Le Guin, Ken Liu and Stephen King next to some of the often-taught geniuses of the form--Grace Paley, Toni Cade Bambara, Sandra Cisneros, and Denis Johnson. Culling widely, Freeman, the former editor of Granta and now of his own literary annual, brings forward some astonishing work to be regarded in a new light. Often overlooked tales by Charles Johnson and Toni Morrison will recast the shape and texture of today's enlarging atmosphere of literary dialogue. Stories by Lauren Groff and Ted Chiang raise the spectre of engagement in ecocidal times. Short tales by Tobias Wolff, George Saunders, and Lydia Davis rub shoulders with near novellas by Susan Sontag and Andrew Holleran. This audiobook will be a treasure trove for listeners and teachers alike.

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