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THE STORY: The scene is Hazlehurst, Mississippi, where the three Magrath sisters have gathered to await news of the family patriarch, their grandfather, who is

Both an illumination of the history of education and a portrayal of the colonial, social, political, religious, and economic heritage of the nation.

In this magically evocative novel, William Maxwell explores the enigmatic gravity of the past, which compels us to keep explaining it even as it makes liars out

20 stories representing contemporary American short fiction include Raymond Carver's "A Small, Good Thing," Joyce Carol Oates' "My Warszawa," Wright Morris' "Vi

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A seminal collection from one of the true masters of the short story. Spanning the duration of Cheever’s lon