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First published in 1987, The New Oxford Book of Canadian Short Stories was hailed as "a world-class anthology" in The Washington Post Book World and as "a banquet of stories...to be savored and enjoyed over and over again" in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Now, in The New Oxford Book of Canadian Short Stories, Margaret Atwood and Robert Weaver have compiled an updated anthology that surpasses the original in historical and regional balance while providing fiction lovers with another superb collection of works in a handy paperback format. Featuring forty-five stories, four more than in the first edition, and including new stories by eighteen of the writer featured in the original, The New Oxford Book of Canadian Short Stories offers an engaging survey of Canada's leading writers and finest short stories. But perhaps the most exciting feature is the presence of many new writers, including Thomas King, Carol Shields, Rohinton Mistry, and Dionne Brand, writers who underscore Atwoods conviction that the Canadian short story will continue to grow, mutate, re-seed itself, and flourish. The New Oxford Book of Canadian Short Stories, revised and updated, reflects the increasing diversity of the genre and the growing reputation of a new generation of Canadian writers. It belongs on the shelf of all aficionados of short fiction.
Paperback: 480 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press (February 27, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0195412206
ISBN-13: 978-0195412208
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.1 x 8.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #1,627,219 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #78 in Books > Literature & Fiction > History & Criticism > Regional & Cultural > Canadian #12381 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Short Stories & Anthologies > Anthologies #14073 in Books > Literature & Fiction > History & Criticism > Criticism & Theory
I enjoyed all the short stories in this book, but my all-time favorite was the one written by Sandra Birdsell. She grabbed me with the first paragraph and she took me along for an adventure I'll not soon forget; Birdsell is an amazing writer. Overall, this book is a pleasure to read and I recommend it highly.
Excellent anthology of Canadian centered stories by fine authors. You can almost feel the isolation and cold in some of these tales. All of this huge country is exhibited in the short stories, and Canadian people, who are more like Americans than those of any other land.
This is truely an amazing collection - incl. stories by Thomas H. Randdall, Alice Munro, Alistair MacLeod, W.D. Valgardson and Neil Bissoondath. Very clever stories that will make you laugh, think and intrigue you. There is a great variation of stories and writers. This is the book that made me get into Canadian writers. It is still one of the best collections of shortstories that I own.If you like short stories you should also try: Alistair MacLeod - 'Island collected stories', Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen) 'Seven Gothic Tales', or 'The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl'.
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