The Art of the Story: An International Anthology of Contemporary Short Stories [Paperback]

An anthology featuring contemporary masters of the short story around the globe, including Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie, Joyce Carol Oates, Martin Amis, and more

Following the immense success ofThe Art of the Tale, Daniel Halpern has assembled the next generation of short-story writers—those born after 1937—to create a companion volume,The Art of the Story.Attesting to the depth, range, and continued popularity of short fiction, this collection includes seventy-eight contributors from thirty-five countries.The Art of the Storycombines the best of the established masters as well as the fresh, new voices of writers whose work has seldom been translated into English.The Art of the StoryPreface

Ama Ata Aidoo,Ghana
A Gift from Somewhere
Hanan Al-Shaykh,Lebanon
The Keeper of the Virgins
Julia Alvarez,United States
Amor Divino
Martin Amis,England
The Immortals
Reinaldo Arenas,Cuba
The Glass Tower
Margaret Atwood,Canada
Wilderness Tips
Toni Cade Bambara,United States
Gorilla, My Love
Russell Banks,United States
My Mother's Memoirs, My Father's Lie, and Other True Stories
Nicola Barker,England
G-String
Julian Barnes,England
Evermore
Richard Bausch,United States
Aren't You Happy for Me?
Ann Beattie,United States
In Amalfi
T. Coraghessan Boyle,United States
Rara Avis
Robert Olen Butler,United States
Mr. Green
Peter Carey,Australia
The Fat Man in History
Angela Carter,England
The Courtship of Mr. Lyon
Raymond Carver,United States
Are These Actual Miles?
Patrick Chamoiseau,Martinique
The Old Man Slave and the Mastiff
Vikram Chandra,India