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The New Granta Book of the American Short Story
Richard Ford
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Description for The New Granta Book of the American Short Story
Hardcover. Very good copy with bright dustwrapper. First UK edition signed byRichard Ford
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Richard Ford, who is among the very finest of American novelists and story writers, edited and introduced the first Granta Book of the American Short Story, which Granta published in 1992. It became the definitive anthology of American short fiction written in the last half of the twentieth century - an 'exemplary choice' in the words of the Washington Post - with stories by writers such as Eudora Welty, John Cheever and Raymond Carver (and forty others) demonstrating how much memorable power can lie in the briefest narration.In the fourteen years since, Ford has been reading new stories and re-reading ... Read more
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Richard Ford, who is among the very finest of American novelists and story writers, edited and introduced the first Granta Book of the American Short Story, which Granta published in 1992. It became the definitive anthology of American short fiction written in the last half of the twentieth century - an 'exemplary choice' in the words of the Washington Post - with stories by writers such as Eudora Welty, John Cheever and Raymond Carver (and forty others) demonstrating how much memorable power can lie in the briefest narration.In the fourteen years since, Ford has been reading new stories and re-reading ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Number of Pages
736
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781862078475
SKU
KEX0303177
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Richard Ford
Richard Ford's story collections include Rock Springs, Women Without Men, and A Multitude of Sins. His novel, Independence Day, was the first novel to win both the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Pulitzer Prize. His latest novel, The Lay of the Land, was published in 2006.
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