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384 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780395752913
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publication date: 06 November 1996
Description
Each fall The Best American Short Stories provides a fresh showcase for this rich and unpredictable form. Selected from an unusually wide variety of publications, John Edgar Wideman's choices for 1996 place stories from esteemed national magazines...
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Sexual content384 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780395752913
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publication date: 06 November 1996
Description
Each fall The Best American Short Stories provides a fresh showcase for this rich and unpredictable form. Selected from an unusually wide variety of publications, John Edgar Wideman's choices for 1996 place stories from esteemed national magazines...
Community Reviews Summary of 13 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
dark 50%
emotional 50%
reflective 50%
Pace
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | N/A: 50%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 50%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 50%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content