Introduction to Fiction, An (11th Edition) (Paperback)

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KEY BENEFIT:  This book provides readers with a rich collection of fiction and engaging insights on reading, analyzing, and writing about stories.  Written by noted poets X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia, this anthology reflects the authors' wit and contagious enthusiasm for their subject. 

 

An exclusive conversation between Dana Gioia and celebrated author Amy Tan gives readers an insider’s look into the importance of reading to this contemporary writer.

A diverse array of new selections includes 10 new stories by authors such as Naguib Mafhouz’s “The Lawsuit,” Virginia Woolf’s “A Haunted House,” Sherman Alexie’s “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona,” Eudora Welty’s “Why I Live at the P.O.” and Lorrie Moore’s “How to Become a Writer.”

A new  “Latin American Writers” chapter features some of the finest writers of the region including Octavio Paz, Gabriel García Márquez, and Inés Arredondo. 

 

  For everyone wishing to delight in the study of short fiction.

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An Introduction to Fiction 8/e, is a collection of short stories-69 in all-which offers a wide ranging view of classic and contemporary writers. "Writer's Perspectives" sections give commentary on the craft of writing and revising from authors, which provide insight and a more human perspective on literature and the writing process. "Writing Critically" sections at the end of each major chapter, expand coverage of composition with accessible and pragmatic suggestions on writing. "Critical Approaches to Literature" section provides three essays on every major school of criticism with sections on gender criticism and cultural studies. New casebooks on Flannery O'Connor and Raymond Carver. 13 New Stories including works from Aesop, Ha Jin, Eudora Welty, Octavio Paz, Anjana Appachana, Margaret Atwood, Andre Dubus, Kazuo Ishiguro, Leo Tolstoy, and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Concise and easy to use new Glossary of Literary Terms helps readers better understand literary terminology. For anyone interested in Fiction. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 832 pages
• Publisher: Longman; 11 edition (October 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0205687881
• ISBN-13: 978-0205687886
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,283,660 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The new standard, June 12, 2002

By	[e-mail] "[e-mail]" (Beaumont, tx USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

This review is from: An Introduction to Fiction (8th Edition) (Paperback)

For years Norton has been the standard in the Literature textbook field. But lately it seems that Longman is coming up and taking over. First there are the pocket anthologies edited by R.S. Gwynn, better than anything Norton has. Then there is the Longman Anthology of Short Fiction edited by Dana Gioia and R.S. Gwynn, which should take the place of Norton as the standard that all other textbooks should be compared with. And finally there is the series of anthologies edited by X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia.

The Introduction to Fiction is an excellent anthology written by one of the best poets of this generation and one of the best poets of the older generation. Kennedy's years of experience in the literary world, and his years of experience writing for children (making things easy to understand), and Gioia's take on literature from outside the world of academia have given this anthology an ease of understanding that you won't find in anything Norton has put together. They write clearly. They have chosen good stories, and ones that help understand the topic of the chapter. As well as a `writer's perspective' which adds understanding to the story. They also have added two new casebooks on Raymond Carver and Flannery O'Connor.

I'd say that without any doubt Longman will overtake Norton with this anthology. In fact the only Fiction anthology that I find to be any better than this one is the Gioia & Gwynn Short Fiction anthology, also put out by Longman.

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Mixture, September 27, 2008

By	J. Amaro "LadyGem03" (Allentown, PA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: An Introduction to Fiction (Paperback)

I love this book. We used it for my Intro to Fiction class, and it has a good mix of short stories. It has a lot of extras for some stories that will help you understand the stories better. I commend my teacher for picking this book and I won't sell this book for book-buy-back. It was also the same thing with last semester no one sold the book so we all had to buy new books.

0 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars it was ok, March 8, 2007

By	Natalie Nguyen - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: An Introduction to Fiction (Paperback)

the book wasnt in that great of a condition as they claimed it to be.. but it was a decent price.