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Summary: For the money, it really packs a punch
Review: This is a great buy if you want a good sampling of great short stories from popular writers, but don't want to go out and buy an entire anthology. Among the authors included are Edgar Allan Poe, Guy de Maupassant, Henry James, Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, William Faulkner, D. H. Lawrence, and Shirley Jackson. One of my favorites in the book was "The Lottery", by Shirley Jackson. Jackson has a great knack for bringing out the bizarre when a small town gets together annually to hold a lottery. Each citizen gets to draw a slip of paper. However, there is a twist to this lottery. Another great story was "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Poe. Poe is able to bring forth the truly dark and gothic style in his writing. This story tells of a man who is obsessed and enraged by an old man's eye. This tale examines the inner mind of an "unreliable" narrator, so we percieve the true story based on what he has told us. Other notable stories include Hemingway's "A Clean, Well-lighted Place", Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily", and part of Kafka's novel "Metamorphosis." This book is great for leisurely type reading and also serves as a sampling from some of the more prominent recent literary figures. Recommended for those who enjoy the modern writer. Because it is a paperback it is resourceful and easy to carry around.
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