Contemporary Fiction 50 Short Stories Since 1970

A collection of stories chosen based on the results of a survey of more than 200 literature professors, award-winning writers, and the directors of prestigious writing workshops. This landmark anthology showcases an unusual variety of cultural, gender, ethnic, and racial viewpoints. Brings together the best works of authors Raymond Carver and Amy Tan and new favorites Lorrie Moore and Junot Diaz. Also contains editor introductions and biographical notes. Contents: Sherman Alexie, Margaret Atwood, Toni Cade Bambara, Russell Banks, John Barth, Donald Barthelme, Rick Bass, Richard Bausch, Charles Baxter, Madison Smartt Bell, Amy Bloom, Kate Braverman, Robert Olen Butler, Ethan Canin, Raymond Carver, Sandra Cisneros, Michael Cunningham, Junot Diaz, Stuart Dybek, Tony Earley, Louise Erdich, Richard Ford, David Gates, Tim Gautreaux, Ron Hansen, Amy Hempel, Denis Johnson, Edward P. Jones, Thom Jones, David Michael Kaplan, Janet Kauffman, Jamaica Kincaid, David Leavitt, Reginald McKnight, Lorrie Moore, Bharati Mukherjee, Alice Munro, Joyce Carol Oates, Tim O’Brien, Cynthia Ozick, Annie Proulx, Mark Richard, Lee Smith, Susan Sontag, Amy Tan, Melanie Rae, Stephanie Vaughn, Alice Walker, John Edgar Wideman, and Joy Williams.