The Columbia companion to the twentieth-century American short story

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"The American short story has never been more popular - or more important - than it is today. With more than 125 lucid essays on major writers and themes by some of the best literary scholars in the United States, The Columbia Companion to the Twentieth-Century American Short Story offers readers a wealth of information and insight into the work of many of the finest short story writers in literary history."--BOOK JACKET.