The Best American Short Stories of the Eighties

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Shannon Ravenel
Houghton Mifflin, 1990 - Fiction - 393 pages
The 1980s were one of the most fertile and controversial times for the Amer ican short story. Rich in craft and variety, this collection includes such c lassic and beloved stories as Peter Taylor's "The Old Forest", Raymond Carve r's "Cathedral", and other works by Joyce Carol Oates, Russell Banks, and a host of exciting, newer talents. Hardcover edition also available. (Houghton Mifflin)

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PETER TAYLOR The Old Forest 1980
1
DONALD BARTHELME The Emerald 1980
57
CYNTHIA OZICK The Shawl 1981
85
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