Bibliograph

Collected stories, Wallace Stegner ; introduction by Lynn Stegner

Type

Label

Collected stories, Wallace Stegner ; introduction by Lynn Stegner

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxix-xl)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Collected stories

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

63473060

Responsibility statement

Wallace Stegner ; introduction by Lynn Stegner

Series statement

Penguin classics

Summary

In a literary career spanning more than fifty years, Wallace Stegner created a remarkable record of the history and culture of twentieth-century America. Each of the thirty-one stories contained in this volume embody some of the best virtues and values to be found in contemporary fiction, demonstrating why the author is acclaimed as one of America's master storytellers

Table Of Contents

The traveler -- Buglesong -- Beyond the glass mountain -- The berry patch -- The women on the wall -- Balance his, swing yours -- Saw gang -- Goin' to town -- The view from the balcony -- Volcano -- Two rivers -- Hostage -- In the twilight -- Butcher bird -- The double corner -- The colt -- The Chink -- Chip off the old block -- The sweetness of the twisted apples -- The blue-winged teal -- Pop goes the alley cat -- Maiden in a tower -- Impasse -- The volunteer -- A field guide to the western birds -- Something spurious from the Mindanao Deep -- Genesis -- The wolfer -- Carrion spring -- He who spits at the sky -- The city of the living

Target audience

adult

Classification