Criss-Cross Tales – Short Stories from English-speaking Cultures

Beskrivning

This collection of 21 stories gives insight into the diversity and wealth of short stories written in English. An introduction to various concepts of culture, to cultures where English is spoken and to the genre of the short story provides guidance for approaching the stories as cultural and literary works.
The authors include Rudyard Kipling (England), R. K. Narayan (India), Ray Bradbury (U.S.), Mark Twain (U.S.), Andrew Salkey (Caribbean), Susan Power (Siou