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Over half of the short stories written during this century have been writen by women. The penguin book of canadian womens short stories quill. The penguin book of modern british short stories by malcolm bradbury, 1987, viking edition, in english. The penguin book of contemporary short stories by canadian. Ballard, william trevor, ian mcewan, martin amis, rose tremain, salman rushdie, graham swift and kazuo ishiguro. Pz 7 p338 2004 short stories the penguin book of modern women s short stories edited by susan hill.

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Eng 3u short story project updated november 2015 primary sources we have one or more collections of short stories by the following authors. The novel is set in nova scotia, giving coady the opportunity to paint a different picture of her home province. Books under subject heading short stories, canadian. Paula morris was an inspired choice by penguin to edit the first book to carry this title in 20 years her very thoughtful, considered, frank, entertaining and occasionally provocative introduction alone is worth the cost of the book. The penguin book of modern indian short stories penguin. This is an anthology that acknowledges and confirms a womans right to shape and define her own sexuality, rather than having it. The penguin book of modern british short stories 1987. The penguin book of modern womens short stories by susan.

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