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by: X. J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.3
EAN: 9780321475831
ISBN: 0321475836
Label: Longman
Manufacturer: Longman
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 816
Publication Date: December 16, 2006
Publisher: Longman
Sales Rank: 326802
Studio: Longman
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Product Description:
Kennedy/Gioia's An Introduction to Fiction, 10e continues to inspire readers and writers with a rich collection of fiction and engaging insights on reading, analyzing, and writing about stories.
This bestselling anthology includes sixty-six superlative short stories, blending classic works and contemporary selections. Written by noted poets X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia, the text reflects the authors' wit and contagious enthusiasm for their subject. Informative, accessible apparatus presents readable discussions of the literary devices, illustrated by apt works, and supported by interludes with the anthologized writers. This edition features 11 new stories, three new masterwork casebooks, extensively revised and expanded chapters on writing, and a fresh new design.
New students of fiction.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Good Mixture
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.
Rating:  - it was ok
the book wasnt in that great of a condition as they claimed it to be.. but it was a decent price.
Rating: - The new standard
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 ... Read More
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