The Melting Pot and Other Subversive Stories

by Lynne Sharon Schwartz

Dramatizing the warfare between people's illusion and truth, fantasies and realities, these stories center on the ways people undermine themselves by obsession and delusion

Genres: Short Stories

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Lynne Sharon Schwartz (b. 1939) is a celebrated author of novels, poems, short fiction, and criticism. Schwartz began her career with a series of short stories before publishing her first novel, the National Book Award–nominated Rough Strife (1980). She went on to publish works of memoir, poetry, and translation. Her other novels have included the award-nominated Leaving Brooklyn (1989) and Disturbances in the Field (1983). Her short fiction has appeared in theBest American Short Stories annual anthology series several times. In addition, her reviews and criticism have appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers. Schwartz lives in New York City, and is currently a faculty member of the Bennington Writing Seminars.

Reviews

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