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The Best American Short Stories 1958: and the Yearbook of the American Short Story

Best American Short Stories: 1958

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The Best American Short Stories 1958: and the Yearbook of the American Short Story

Best American Short Stories: 1958

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21 short stories, biographical notes, and The Yearbook of the American Short Story (January 1 to December 31, 1957).The Waiting James AgeeSonny's Blues James BaldwinThe Frozen Fields Paul BowlesThe Day It Rained Forever Ray Bradbury"The Picture Wouldn't Fit in the Stove" George BradshawAs I Was Going up the Stair Alfred ChesterHunter's Home Shirley Ann GrauBen Pati HillLegend of Two Swimmers Robie MacauleySomewhere out of Nowhere Jean McCordA Delayed Hearing Howard NemerovA View of the Woods Flannery O'ConnorLa Bataille des Fleurs Anthony OstroffThe Banquet of Crow Dorothy ParkerMr. Pruitt Ralph RobinA Reasonable Facsimile Jean StaffordJoe, the Vanishing American Harvey SwadosNot Another Word Richard ThurmanHome from Camp Bob Van ScoykHouse of Many Rooms Robin WhiteBig, Black, Good Man Richard Wright

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Length 362 Pages
Language Eng
Released June, 1958
Identifier (ISBN) 5985946
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