Search -
The Norton Anthology of Contemporary Fiction
The Norton Anthology of Contemporary Fiction Author:R. V. Cassill (Editor), Joyce Carol Oates (Editor) Acclaimed writers R. V. Cassill and Joyce Carol Oates have joined forces for this refreshed and updated edition. With 45 stories, 23 new to this edition, the anthology provides an abundant selection of fiction from 1960 to the present. — Readers will appreciate newly included stories from their favorite authors such as Margaret Atwood, Ann Beatti... more »e, Gabriel Garca Mrquez, and Tim O'Brien, as well as the addition of sixteen new writers, including Julia Alvarez, Richard Ford, Jamaica Kincaid, and Bharati Mukherjee. Biographical notes on all the writers provide a valuable resource for the reader.
Barcelona / Alice Adams --
The Rudy Elmenhurst story / Julia Alvarez --
Man from Mars / Margaret Atwood --
The Indian uprising / Donald Barthelme --
Snow / Charles Baxter --
The Cinderella waltz / Ann Beattie --
Descent of man / T. Coraghessan Boyle --
Blazo / Ron Carlson --
Cathederal / Raymond Carver --
One holy night / Sandra Cisneros --
The babysitter / Robert Coover --
Murphy's Xmas / Mark Costello --
A father's story / Andre Dubus --
Pet milk / Stuart Dybek --
Saint Marie / Louise Erdrich --
Rock springs / Richard Ford --
A very old man with enormous wings / Gabriel GarciÌa MaÌrquez --
An evening performance / George Garrett --
In the heart of the heart of the country / William H. Gass --
The wizard / C.S. Godshalk --
Putting a child to bed / Tom Hawkins --
In the cemetary where Al Jolson is buried / Amy Hempel --
Cowboys are my weakness / Pam Houston --
Kwoon / Charles Johnson --
The black lights / Thom Jones --
Girl / Jamaica Kincaid --
Follow the eagle / William Kotzwinkle --
The New Atlantis / Ursula K. Le Guin --
No trace / David Madden --
Love life / Bobbie Ann Mason --
Lust / Susan Minot --
The tenant / Bharati Mukherjee --
Wild swans / Alice Munro --
Bad girls / Joyce Carol Oates --
The things they carried / Tim O'Brien --
Emotion recollected in tranquility / Jonathan Penner --
Souvenir / Jayne Anne Phillips --
Coach / Mary Robison --
Rules of the game / Amy Tan --
A death in the family / Hunter S. Thompson --
The other / John Updike --
Going to Russia / Guy Vanderhaeghe --
Everyday use / Alice Walker --
Taking care / Joy Williams --
In the garden of the North American martyrs / Tobias Wolff --