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Title:

Flash fiction international : very short stories from around the world / edited by James Thomas, Robert Shapard, Christopher Merrill.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

W. W. Norton & Company,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

277 pages ; 21 cm

Subject:

Short stories.
Fiction--20th century.
Fiction--21st century.
Literature & Fiction.
Short stories.

Other Authors:

Thomas, James, 1946- editor.
Shapard, Robert, 1942- editor.
Merrill, Christopher, editor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Stories / Natasza Goerke. Please hold me the forgotten way / H. J. Shepard -- Prisoner of war / Muna Fadhil -- The waterfall / Alberto Chimal -- Eating bone / Shabnam Nadiya -- Esse / Czetaw Mitosz -- The gospel of Guy No-Horse / Natalie Diaz -- Man carrying books / Linh Dinh -- The attraction of asphalt / Stefani Nellen -- Barnes / Edmundo Paz Soldan -- A sailor / Randa Jarrar -- The voice of the enemy / Juan Villoro -- An Imperial message / Franz Kafka -- Trilogy / Antonio Lopez Ortega -- Shattered / Shirani Rajapakse -- Bruise / Stuart Dybek -- Love / Edgar Omar Aviles -- First impressions / Ricardo Sumalavia -- Fire. Water. /Avital Gad-Cykman -- The snake / Eric Rugara -- An ugly man / Marcela Fuentes -- The lord of the flies / Marco Denevi -- Honor killing / Kim Young-ha -- Signs / Bess Winter -- Idolatry / Sherman Alexie -- Lost / Alberto Fuguet -- The extravagant behavior of the naked woman / Josefina Estrada -- Sleeping habit / Yasunari Kawabata -- Night drive / Ruben Fonseca -- Truthful lies / Frankie McMillan -- The tiger / Mohibullah Zegham -- Everyone out of the pool / Robert Lopez -- The baby / Maria Negroni -- Aglaglagl / Bruce Holland Rogers -- The five new sons / Zakaria Tamer -- The vending machine at the end of the world / Josephine Rowe -- The past / Juan Carlos Botero -- Everyone does intergral calculus / Kuzhali Manickavel -- Little girls / Tara Laskowski -- Ronggeng / Yin Ee Kiong -- Butterfly forever / Chen Qiyou -- Labyrinth / Juan Jose Barrientos -- The light eater / Kirsty Logan -- Late for dinner / Jim Crace -- Volcanic fireflies / Monica Lavin -- Insomnia / Vigilio Pinera -- Four hands / Margarita Meklina -- Engkanto / Peter Zaragoza Mayshle -- Without a net / Ana Maria Shua -- Appointment in Samarra / W. Somerset Maugham -- The Hawak / Brian Doyle -- The egg pyramid / Nuala Ni Chonchuir -- An ouroboric novel / Giorgio Manganelli -- The color / Jon McGregor -- Like a family / Meg Pokrass -- The madonna round Evelina's / Pierre J. Mejlak -- My brother at the Canadian Border / Sholeh Wolpe -- Skull of a sheep / James Claffey -- Arm, clean off / Cate McGowan -- Finished symphony / Augusto Monterroso -- When a dollar was a big deal / Ari Behn -- Amerika street / Lili Potpara -- Joke / Giannis Palavos -- Heavy bones / Tania Hershman -- Dream #6 / Naguib Mahfouz -- Daniela / Roberto Bolano -- Sovetskoye Shampanskoye / Berit Ellingsen -- Consuming the view / Luigi Malerba -- Reunion / Edward Mullany -- The interpreter for the tribunal / Tony Eprile -- The gutter / Ethel Rohan -- Three-second angels / Judd Hampton -- The lament of Hester Muponda -- Petina Gappah -- Farewell, I love you, and goodbye / James Tate -- The most beautiful girl / Peter Stamm -- The ache / Elena Bossi -- The young widow / Petronius -- Fun house / Robert Scotellaro -- Squeegee / James Norcliffe -- From the roaches' perspective / Qiu Xiaolong -- Not far from the tree / Karina M. Szczurek -- Family / Jensen Beach -- Honey / Antonio Ungar -- Hotel room / Juan Jose Saer -- The nihilist / Ron Carlson -- Stories / Natasza Goerke.

ISBN:

0393346072 (pbk.)
9780393346077 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)899072764

LCCN:

2014043259

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)