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T h e fa c T s O n f i l e

Companion to tHE

shOrT sTOry

second edition

EditEd by Abby H. P. WErlock

AssistAnt Editor: JAmEs P. WErlock

american

Dedicated to my father, Thomas Kennedy Potter,

and my mother, Abby Holmes Potter.

In memory of Henry Imada of Colorado,

Teddy Miller of Minnesota,

Paul Smith of Connecticut

storytellers all, whose stories will never end.

the Facts on File Companion to the american Short Story, Second Edition

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-publication Data

the Facts on File companion to the American short story / edited by Abby H. P. Werlock ; assistant editor, James

P. Werlock.—2nd ed.

p. cm.

includes bibliographical references and index.

isbn 978-0-8160-6895-1 (acid-free paper) isbn: 978-1-4381-2743-9 (e-book) 1. short stories, American—

Encyclopedias. i. Werlock, Abby H. P. ii. Werlock, James P. iii. Facts on File, inc. iV. title: companion to the

American short story.

Ps374.s5F33 2009

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Contents

AcknoWlEdGmEnts v

PrEFAcE to tHE sEcond Edition vii

introdUction ix

A-to-Z EntriEs 1

APPEndixEs

i. Winners of selected short story Prizes 727

ii. suggested readings by theme and topic 786

iii. selected bibliography 801

list oF contribUtors 805

indEx 807

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