The Best American Short Stories of the 80s

by Shannon Ravenel

Series: The Best American Short Stories (1980s), Best American (1980s)

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The Best American Short Stories (1989.5|1980s)

Best American (1989.5|1980s)

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The Best American Short Stories of the 80s

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1990 (anthology)

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0395522226, Hardcover)

An anthology of twenty of the best American short stories of the decade includes works by such stellar writers as Raymond Carver, Russell Banks and Alice Munro

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"These 20 stories were selected by series editor Ravenel from those printed in...'The Best American Short Stories'....The variety of styles and themes in this collection ably reflects the talents and versatility of the short story writers of our day." Libr J.… (more)