The Story and its writer: An introduction to short fiction: Second 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.

1414 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1987

Reviews

[Quirkyreader · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was one of my university text books.

I used it in combination with my Norton's and Fiction 100 book.

This book contains Faulkner's supernatural stories, "The Rockinghorse Winner" and "A Rose For Emily".