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It is the armchair geniality of the eighteenth century essayists, a constituent of the author rather than of. The oxford book of latin american short stories edited. Shelf awareness for readers the best american short stories 2014 will be selected by national bestselling author jennifer egan, who won the 2011 pulitzer prize and the national book critics circle award for fiction for a visit from the goon squad, heralded by time. The oxford book of latin american short stories edited by. There are so many great short stories that i was unable to trim the list to 100 titles. The voice of america voa american stories are good for people studying english.
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