The Oxford Book of Short Stories

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V. S. Pritchett, one of our greatest short story writers, has curated a collection of forty-one stories from nine countries, all written in English, showcasing the wealth and variety of the art of the short story spanning some 200 years.

The United States, Great Britain, and Ireland have rich traditions of short story writing, developed from the time of Sir Walter Scott and Nathaniel Hawthorne. In the twentieth century, the art was perfected by writers such as Ernest Hemingway, D. H. Lawrence, W. Somerset Maugham, John Updike, and V. S. Pritchett himself. This collection also features works by masters like James Joyce, Mark Twain, Henry James, Rudyard Kipling, Frank O’Connor, H. E. Bates, William Trevor, and Liam O’Flaherty.

Furthermore, the anthology includes contributions from Canadian, Indian, New Zealander, and Australian writers, who demonstrate the full range of invention and ability in this flourishing genre.

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