Best English Short Stories II, Band 2Giles Gordon, David Hughes W. W. Norton & Company, 1992 - 352 Seiten "This collection of 25 short stories written in English by non-Americans represents a wide range of writers working in all genres. Some of these writers are well known and widely published; others have just begun their writing careers." --Library Journal |
Inhalt
It Will Grow Again Cecil Bonstein | 17 |
The Vanishing Princess or The Origins of Cubism | 31 |
After the Rains Janice Galloway | 38 |
Chinese Funeral Jane Gardam | 48 |
Jump Nadine Gordimer | 55 |
Company Robert Grossmith | 70 |
The Man with the Dagger Russell Hoban | 81 |
An Affair Desmond Hogan | 94 |
The Wrong Vocation Moy McCrory | 168 |
Geology Steve McGiffen | 181 |
Baby Clutch Adam MarsJones | 198 |
Goodness and Mercy Alice Munro | 224 |
Arthur Seal and the Hand of Fate Philip Oakes | 247 |
Oranges from Spain David Park | 256 |
Skinny Louie Fiona Farrell Poole | 272 |
The Beverly Hills Snowman Frederic Raphael | 288 |
The Loss of Faith Janette Turner Hospital | 112 |
The Goose Path Elizabeth Jolley | 122 |
Goldberg Gabriel Josipovici | 134 |
Vibrations Francis King | 145 |
Esther Hanif Kureishi | 152 |
At Brackuss D J Taylor | 297 |
Shaking Hands with Theodor Herzl Jonathan Treitel | 306 |
In the Dark Charles Wilkinson | 312 |
Biographical Notes on the Authors | 333 |
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