The Story and Its Writer: An Introduction to Short Fiction: Fifth Edition

by Ann Charters

Ann Charters has an acute sense of which stories work most effectively in the classroom and knows that writers, not editors, have the most interesting and useful things to say about the making and the meaning of fiction. For those who want a smaller, less expensive anthology, the compact edition of The Story and Its Writer is the most comprehensive, diverse — the best-selling — introduction to fiction available, notable for its student appeal as well as its quality and range. To complement the stories, Charters includes her lasting an array of the writers’ own commentaries on the craft and traditions of fiction. For in-depth, illustrated studies of particular writers, her Casebooks provide unparalleled opportunities for discussion and writing. For a shorter, more affordable option, the compact edition offers all the editorial features of the full edition with about half the stories and commentaries.

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories, Writing, Language, Anthologies

1748 pages, Paperback

Published August 1, 1998

Reviews

[Jose Antonio Moch · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great for college students. It gives pointers from the very same writers about how to read and write short stories. Their comments about their own work or that of others is really enlightening. It is also very helpful for students since it teaches in one section how to write essays. The only thing that I didn't like (and that's the reason I didn't give it five stars), was because it doesn't include some great short story writers like O'Henry, Capote and Henry James among many others.