Eloquent Short Story Varieties of Narration an Anthology

This collection of twenty-three short stories highlights the richness and variety of the form. Discerning readers will appreciate the arrangement by storytelling mode -- the story as memoir, compressed novel, prose poem, essay or commentary, character study, reportage, letters, and fantasy or fable. These categories illuminate the authors' methods and enhance our understanding of what makes each tale so compelling and powerful. Strikingly contemporary, yet with an eye on tradition, the collection includes long-revered as well as recently heralded masters. Here is storytelling at its best. Book jacket.Rosenthal, Lucy is the author of 'Eloquent Short Story Varieties of Narration an Anthology', published 2004 under ISBN 9780892552924 and ISBN 0892552921.