Why I Like This Story

doi:10.1017/9781787445352

Presents essays by leading short-story writers on their favorite American short stories and why they like them. It will send readers to the library or bookstore to read - or re-read - the stories selected.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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Preface
pp ix-xii
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Acknowledgments
pp xiii-xiv
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Why I Like This Story
pp xv-xvi
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“The Fourth Alarm” by John Cheever
pp 1-5
- By Lee K. Abbott
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“A Father's Story” by Andre Dubus
pp 6-11
- By Elliot Ackerman
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“Use of Force” by William Carlos Williams
pp 12-19
- By Julia Alvarez
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“Leaving the Colonel” by Molly Giles
pp 20-24
- By Rilla Askew
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“A Cautionary Tale” by Deborah Eisenberg
pp 25-28
- By Andrea Barrett
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“The Wounded Soldier” by George Garrett
pp 29-35
- By Richard Bausch
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“Consolation” by Richard Bausch
pp 36-42
- By Ann Beattie
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“Where Is the Voice Coming From?” by Eudora Welty
pp 43-50
- By Doris Betts
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“How Can I Tell You?” by John O'Hara
pp 51-59
- By Frederick Busch
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“Triumph Over the Grave” by Denis Johnson
pp 60-65
- By Maud Casey
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“No One's a Mystery” by Elizabeth Tallent
pp 66-72
- By Alan Cheuse
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“Who Is It Can Tell Me Who I Am?” by Gina Berriault
pp 73-81
- By Kate Christensen
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“Cathedral” by Raymond Carver
pp 82-86
- By Susan Coll
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“The Magic Barrel” by Bernard Malamud
pp 87-97
- By Nicholas Delbanco
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“Dare's Gift” by Ellen Glasgow
pp 98-111
- By R. H. W. Dillard
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“The Things They Carried” by Tim O'Brien
pp 112-116
- By Ellen Douglas
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“In Another Country” by Ernest Hemingway
pp 117-127
- By Andre Dubus
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“Like Life” by Lorrie Moore
pp 128-134
- By Pamela Erens
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“Ghost and Flesh, Water and Dirt” by William Goyen
pp 135-140
- By George Garrett
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“The Tree of Knowledge” by Henry James
pp 141-148
- By William H. Gass
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“Sur” by Ursula Le Guin
pp 149-151
- By Molly Giles
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“FRAGO” by Phil Klay
pp 152-161
- By Julia Glass
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“My Father Sits in the Dark” by Jerome Weidman
pp 162-167
- By Herbert Gold
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“The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” by Katherine Anne Porter
pp 168-176
- By Jack Greer
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“The Bridegroom's Body” by Kay Boyle
pp 177-184
- By Doris Grumbach
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