A World of Fiction: Twenty Timeless Short Stories - Couverture souple

Marcus, Sybil

 
9780131946361: A World of Fiction: Twenty Timeless Short Stories

Synopsis

The stories in A World of Fiction, Second Edition, by Sybil Marcus, embrace a variety of themes, literary and linguistic styles, and time frames. Advanced students will sharpen their reading, speaking, vocabulary, and writing skills as they discover the pleasure and reward of reading fiction.

 

This anthology provides complete and unabridged selections by:

Woody Allen · Kate Chopin · Nadine Gordimer · James Joyce · D.H. Lawrence · Bernard Malamud · Katherine Mansfield · William Maxwell · Frank O’Connor · Grace Paley · Anne Petry · Budd Schulberg · James Thurber · Anne Tyler · Arturo Vivante · Kurt Vonnegut · Alice Walker · Tobias Wolf · Monica Wood · Virginia Woolf

 

Features

  • Five new stories
  • Updated author biographies
  • “Focus on Language” sections that highlight grammatical structures and vocabulary
  • Exploration of literary elements such as time, setting, action, and motive
  • A wide variety of stimulating discussion and writing topics

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The stories in A World of Fiction, Second Edition, by Sybil Marcus, embrace a variety of themes, literary and linguistic styles, and time frames. Advanced students will sharpen their reading, speaking, vocabulary, and writing skills as they discover the pleasure and reward of reading fiction.

 

This anthology provides complete and unabridged selections by:

Woody Allen · Kate Chopin · Nadine Gordimer · James Joyce · D.H. Lawrence · Bernard Malamud · Katherine Mansfield · William Maxwell · Frank O’Connor · Grace Paley · Anne Petry · Budd Schulberg · James Thurber · Anne Tyler · Arturo Vivante · Kurt Vonnegut · Alice Walker · Tobias Wolf · Monica Wood · Virginia Woolf

 

Features

  • Five new stories
  • Updated author biographies
  • “Focus on Language” sections that highlight grammatical structures and vocabulary
  • Exploration of literary elements such as time, setting, action, and motive
  • A wide variety of stimulating discussion and writing topics

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.