內(nèi)容簡介:An international selection of 15 short stories by distinguished modern writers including Peter Carey, Zadie Smith and Bernard Malamud. Featuring the theme of 'difference', each story has something to say about cultural encounters, often arising from experiences of migration or uprooting.?With biographic?and photographic portraits.
作者簡介:LYNDA PRESCOTT is Senior Lecturer in Literature, The Open University, UK.
目錄:General Preface
The Ultimate Safari; N.Gordimer
In Cuba I was a German Shepherd; A.Menendez
The Joy Luck Club; A.Tan
What Do You Do in San Francisco?; R.Carver
Mr Sumarsono; R.Robinson
The Last Mohican; B.Malamud
The End of the World; M.Gallant
The Distant Past; W.Trevor
American Dreams; P.Carey
Bella Makes Life; L.Goodison
Martha, Martha; Z.Smith
Pit Strike; A.Sillitoe
Storm Petrel; R.Gunesekera
Squatter; R.Mistry
One Out of Many; V.S.Naipaul