The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories

Jacket Description/Flap: The thirty-three stories in this volume prove that American short fiction maybe be our most distinctive national art form. As selected and introduced by Tobias Wolff, they also make up an alternate map of the United States that represents not just geography but narrative traditions, cultural heritage, and divergent approaches. Contributors and stories include: Mary Gaitskill, "A Romantic Weekend"; Thom Jones, "A White Horse"; Andre Dubus, "The Fat Girl"; Tim O'Brien, "The Things They Carried"; Chris Offutt, "Aunt Granny Lith"; Raymond Carver, "Cathedral"; Joyce Carol Oates, "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"; Robert Stone, "Helping"; Mona Simpson, "Lawns"; Ann Beattie, "A Vintage Thunderbird"; Jamaica Kincaid, "Girl"; Stuart Dybek, "Chopin in Water"; Barry Hannah, "Testimony of Pilot"; John Edgar Wideman, "Daddy Garbage"; Ron Hansen, "Wickedness"; Denis Johnson, "Emergency"; Edward P. Jones, "The First Day"; John L'Heureux, "Departures"; Ralph Lombreglia, "Men Under Water"; Leonard Michaels, "Murderers"; Robert Olmstead, "Cody's Story"; Jayne Anne Phillips, "Home"; Susan Power, "Moonwalk"; Amy Tan, "Rules of the Game"; Stephanie Vaughn, "Dog Heaven"; Joy Williams, "Train"; Dorothy Allison, "River of Names"; Richard Bausch, "All The Way in Flagstaff, Arizona"; Carol Bly, "Talk of Heroes"; Scott Bradfield, "The Darling"; Kate Braverman, "Tall Tales from the Mekong Delta"; Richard Ford, "Rock Springs"; and Allan Gurganus, "Minor Heroism."Marc Notes: Originally published in different form in Great Britain by Picador, London, in 1993, as The Picador book of contemporary American short stories--T.p. verso. Review Citations:

Booklist 08/01/1994 pg. 2025 (EAN 9780679745136, Paperback)

Library Journal 09/15/1994 pg. 93 (EAN 9780679745136, Paperback)

Kirkus Reviews 07/15/1994 pg. 949 (EAN 9780679745136, Paperback)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/1995 pg. 80 (EAN 9780679745136, Paperback)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/1997 pg. 691 (EAN 9780679745136, Paperback)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2002 pg. 665 (EAN 9780679745136, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  Wolff, Tobias Tobias Wolff lives in Northern California and teaches at Stanford University. Author of the recent novel Old School, he has received the Rea Award for excellence in the short story, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and the PEN/Faulkner Award. His collection of short stories, In the Garden of the North American Martyrs, is also available from Ecco.