Stories About Us : First Edition

by Geri Dasgupta, Jennifer Jianghai Mei

Diverse, inclusive, and multicultural, Stories about Us presents 43 engaging short stories from around the world. Offering a medley of readings in translation, this anthology includes stories written by authors from a variety of language backgrounds. Engaging and accessible, the editors' chose short fiction selections that would affect all readers irrespective of the writer's cultural or linguistic background.Prefaces place each selection in its cultural, historical, and literary context together with a brief biography of its author. Integrating reading and writing pedagogy, certain stories illustrate literary elements such as plot, character, setting, point of view, literary devices, theme and interpretation. Comprehension, analysis, and discussion questions follow.

Paperback

First published October 15, 2004

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[Danny · Rating 4 out of 5]

good