{"product_id":"the-penguin-book-of-the-modern-american-short-story-9781984877826","title":"The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story","description":"\u003cb\u003eA 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the past fifty years, the American short story has changed dramatically. New voices, forms, and mixtures of styles have brought this unique genre a thrilling burst of energy. \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates this avalanche of talent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis rich anthology begins in 1970 and brings together a half century of powerful American short stories from all genres, including--for the first time in a collection of this scale--science fiction, horror, and fantasy, placing writers such as Ursula K. Le Guin, Ken Liu, and Stephen King next to some beloved greats of the literary form: Raymond Carver, Grace Paley, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Denis Johnson. Culling widely, John Freeman, the former editor of \u003ci\u003eGranta \u003c\/i\u003eand now editor of his own literary annual, brings forward some astonishing work to be regarded in a new light. Often overlooked tales by Dorothy Allison, Percival Everett, and Charles Johnson will recast the shape and texture of today's enlarging atmosphere of literary dialogue. Stories by Lauren Groff and Ted Chiang raise the specter 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 book will be a treasure trove for readers, writers, and teachers alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16158390\"\u003eJohn Freeman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781984877826\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1984877828\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LCO\"\u003eLiterary Collections\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LCO002000\"\u003eAmerican | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Freeman is the editor of Freeman's, a literary annual of new writing, and executive editor at Alfred A. Knopf. His books include \u003ci\u003eHow to Read a Novelist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDictionary of the Undoing\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eTales of Two Americas\u003c\/i\u003e, an anthology about income inequality in America, and \u003ci\u003eTales of Two Planets\u003c\/i\u003e, an anthology of new writing about inequality and the climate crisis globally. He is also the author of two poetry collections, \u003ci\u003eMaps\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Park\u003c\/i\u003e. His work is translated into more than twenty languages, and has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. The former editor of \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, he teaches writing at New York University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42654595416301,"sku":"9781984877826","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_89b3f820-9681-44b1-afa0-4f41da05dada.jpg?v=1747433326","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-penguin-book-of-the-modern-american-short-story-9781984877826","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}