Kay, Judith

Discovering fiction : a reader of American short stories : student's book 1 / Discovering fiction : student's book 1 Judith Kay, Rosemary Gelshenen. - Cambridge, U.K. : Cambridge University Press, 2001. - xxiv, 216 p. ; 26 cm. + 1 instructor's manual (iv, 82 p. ; 22 cm.)

About the authors. - To the student. - To the instructor. - Introduction. - Pt. 1. Childhood memories. Ch. 1. Eleven / Sandra Cisneros. Ch. 2. The blanket / Floyd Dell. Ch. 3. The bracelet / Yoshiko Uchida. - Pt. 2. The unexpected. Ch. 4. A secret for two / Quentin Reynolds. Ch. 5. Johanna / Jane Yolen. Ch. 6. Two Thanksgiving Day gentlemen / O Henry. - Pt. 3. Traveling through time. Ch. 7. The fun they had / Issac Asimov. Ch. 8. The mirror / Judith Kay. - Pt. 4. Turning points. Ch. 9. You go your way, I'll go mine / William Saroyan. Ch. 10. Snake dance / Corey Ford. Ch. 11. Home / Gwendolyn Brooks. - Pt. 5. Men and women. Ch. 12. The woman / Zona Gale. Ch. 13. The tigress and her mate / James Thurber. Ch. 14. The kiss / Kate Chopin. - Appendix. Elements of a short story. Final Review Exercises. Literary terms. Irregular Verbs. Spelling. - Acknowledgments . - Index

Discovering fiction :

0521005590 (pbk.)


English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
Short stories, American.
College readers


United States--Social life and customs--Fiction.

428.64 / KAY