Sudden Fiction (Continued)

Responding to America's love affair with the short-short editors Shapard and Thomas consulted nearly two-hundred magazines and chose the sixty stories written in English or translated that they considered best. Ranging across countries and cultures the selection includes a number of new stories from the Pacific Rim Well-known writers William Maxwell Margaret Atwood Don DeLillo Mark Richard join lesser-known writers Molly Giles Andrew Lam Judy Troy who will be (or should be) better known. Each story revels in its own element of surprise; each whether traditional or experimental proves that a tale told quickly offers pleasure long past its telling. Students and lovers of literature take note: this is serious writing that's fun to read