The Norton Introduction to Fiction

The 54 stories in the Sixth Edition, 19 of which are new, provide a wealth of classroom favorites and contemporary selections, among them stories by Toni Cade Bambara, Charles Baxter, Joseph Conrad, Julio Cortaacute;zar, Ha Jin, Margaret Laurence, Reginald McKnight, Eudora Welty, and Edith Wharton.The Sixth Edition Strengthens its emphasis on reading texts in different contexts-authorial, literary, cultural, and social-with two new "Exploring Contexts" chapters devoted to culture and literary forms: "border" stories by Rudolfo Anaya, Richard Dokey, and Denise Chaacute;vez; and the "short short" story and the novel.Fiction: Reading, Responding, Writing introduces students to reading fiction. Evaluating Fiction develops students'critical skills. Questions and Writing Suggestions promote careful reading and offer sparks for writing. 3 complete student papers provide real student responses to several of the Writing suggestions. Writing about Fiction includes a jargon-free introduction to contemporary critical theory.