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Extreme Fiction: Fabulists and Formalists
Robin HemleyUniversity of Utah
Michael MartoneUniversity of Alabama

ISBN-10: 0321179722
ISBN-13:  9780321179722

Publisher:  Longman
Copyright:  2004
Format:  Paper; 352 pp
Published:  11/04/2003
Status: Instock



This anthology of short fiction from around the world offers a collection of “non-traditional” stories from renowned as well as less familiar writers of the past 100 years.

This survey of thought-provoking and noteworthy “non-realistic” and “non-narrative” short fiction will expand and enrich the scope of any short story or fiction-writing course. Students will think about literature and fiction writing in a new light while being exposed to a wide range of gender, ethnic, and stylistic diversity. The Introduction offers students historical and cultural perspectives on the "non-traditional" short story. In addition, author bios provide further insight into the aesthetic and craft choices that the authors featured in this text employ in their stories.

One reviewer says, “Extreme Fiction fills a real void... I like the diversity of voices and the gender balance. It is a smart book that is highly readable.”--Natalia Rachel Singer, St. Lawrence University.

  • The Introduction to the text discusses the development and evolution of non-traditional fiction. This accessible and illuminating overview equips students with the vocabulary and background needed to form a more critical understanding of the characteristics and techniques used by writers of this genre of fiction.
  • A diverse and thought-provoking selection of non-traditional fiction from the past 100 years sparks students' creativity and expands their repertoire of writing techniques and story ideas.
  • Highly-teachable works from American and international writers broaden students' view of the types of fiction written throughout the world during the 20th Century.
  • Headnotes provide historical an cultural context to each story.
  • Given the flexible table of contents and the text's brevity and affordability Extreme Fiction can serve as a supplement as well as a primary text.

Preface  v

Introduction  1

PART ONE: FABULISTS

     At the End of the Mechanical Age, Donald Barthelme  15

Water Liars, Barry Hannah  22

A Conversation with My Father, Grace Paley  26

In Dreams Begin Responsibilities, Delmore Schwartz  31

Opium, Rikki Ducornet  39

The Sin of Jesus, Isaac Babel  44

The Aleph, Jorge Luis Borges  49

Pastoralia, George Saunders  61

The Art of Forgiveness: A Fable, Janice Eidus  102

Liompa, Yuri Olesha  107

Cat's Eye, Luisa Valenzuela  111

John Duffy's Brother, Flann O'Brian  115

The Fall River Axe Murders, Angela Carter  120

Bloodchild, Octavia E. Butler  138

Order of Insects, William H. Gass  156


PART TWO: FORMALISTS

Milk Is Very Good for You, Stephen Dixon  165

Rondo, Susan Neville  176

Cornsilk, Randall Kenan  181

Is It Sexual Harassment Yet?, Cris Mazza  198

Plan for the Assassination of Jacqueline Kennedy, J.G. Ballard  215

Story, Lydia Davis  218

Innocent Objects, Diane Schoemperlin  221

The Elevator, Robert Coover  239

The Fifth Story, Clarice Lispector  249

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality: A Diagnostic Test in Two Parts, A. B. Paulsen  251

The Writers' Model, Molly Giles  258

Second Story, R.M. Berry  261

Can This Story Be Saved?, Michael Wilkerson  271

Wild Desire, Karen Brennan  281

Scissors Kick, Sandy Huss  298

Five on Fiction, Janet Kauffman  304

Click, John Barth  317

Credits  339

Index of Authors and Titles  343

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