The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

The Scribner anthology of contemporary short fiction : 50 North American short stories since 1970 / edited by Lex Williford and Michael Martone.—2nd ed.

p. cm.

“A Touchstone book.”

1. Short stories, American. 2. Short stories, Canadian. 3. American fiction—20th century. 4. Canadian fiction—20th century. 5. American fiction—21st century. 6. Canadian fiction—21st century. 7. United States—Social life and customs—Fiction. 8. Canada—Social life and customs—Fiction. I. Williford, Lex, 1954– II. Martone, Michael.

PS648.S5S425 2007

813’.0108054—dc22

2007036319

ISBN-13: 978-1-4165-3227-9

ISBN-10: 1-4165-3227-7
ISBN-13: 978-1-4767-2736-3 (eBook)