For my English assignment I am required to pick 5 good short stories (for a 14 yr old) all by the same author. Remember not to hard and not to easy, im 14... So can someone tell me a good author with the 5 short stories thank you
2007-10-16 13:03:32 · 14 answers · asked by andyroxs111 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
o ya and im a boy
2007-10-16 13:13:23 · update #1
soundito... are those short stories for girls??
2007-10-16 13:14:55 · update #2
o henry has already been mentioned. his stories are easy to read and understand, even when you are quite young. but they are also deep and rich enough to stay with you for the rest of your life.
if you are a fourteen year old boy i would suggest you start with 'the caballero's way'. this is the story in which the cisco kid first appeared, and it will give you a taste of o henry's characteristic dark humour.
after 'the caballero's way' i would suggest 'the gift of the magi', which is no more difficult but the material is a little more adult. some people say that this is the greatest short story ever written.
to choose your other three short stories i would look over the collection 'the four million'. you will probably enjoy 'the ransom of red chief', but you can decide for yourself which two others to add.
2007-10-16 13:25:50 · answer #1 · answered by synopsis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Eudora Welty
Lily Daw And The Three Ladies - about 11 or 12 pages
Petrified Man - about 12 pages
The Key - less than 10 pages
No Place For You My Love - less than 25 pages
Sir Rabbit - about 10 pages
all of these stories can be found in a book titled
"The Collected Stories Of Eudora Welty"
good luck!
2007-10-16 13:12:09 · answer #2 · answered by sounditout 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my Recommended Literature guide, it lists author Shmuel Yosef Agnon's "A Book That Was Lost: And Other Stories" as appropriate high school literature. It's a collection of short stories.
Edgar Allan Poe's is also good if you like horror, romance, and mystery. You can check out "Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe.
There is also a Jewish American writer named Cynthia Ozick. She has a collection of short stories titled, "The Pagan Rabbi and Other Stories."
Haruki Murakami also has a collection of short stories called "The Elephant Vanishes."
Nicholasa Mohr's "In Nueva York" is a collection of short stories about life in New York's Puerto Rican bario.
I hope these suggestions help you out! Good luck!
2007-10-16 13:28:50 · answer #3 · answered by *Honk Honk* 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any of Edgar Allen Poe's horror works or any of the thoughts interior the "frightening thoughts to inform interior the lifeless of night" series might suffice, exceptionally in case you're finding for a good short tale for an English project or for a e book club to study. Bruce Coville additionally has some super short thoughts available.
2016-10-07 01:43:46 · answer #4 · answered by torrez 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think OHenry is an excellent choice; he wrote wonderful stories that are known for their unexpected endings.
I suggest you look at "The Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen"
http://www.readbookonline.net/readOnLine/2020/
"The Ransom of Red Chief" - the kidnappers weren't ready for this brat!
http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/redchief.html
I loved "The Last Leaf" when I was a child. I don't live far from the house that inspired this story
http://www.forgotten-ny.com/Alleys/GREENWICH%20VILLAGE/grove2.jpg
http://www.online-literature.com/o_henry/1303/
I also recommend "The Cop and the Anthem" - have you ever heard the expression "he couldn't get arrested"? Maybe this is where it began. Also read "The Gift of the Magi" - probably OHenry's best known work (sorry, I can't post the links for these stories - my computer's acting up, but, both of these stories are online and are easy to find.
Good luck.
2007-10-16 13:59:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Edgar Allen Poe
Stephen King
2007-10-16 13:19:03 · answer #6 · answered by Wine and Window Guy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Harlan Ellison's book "Deathbird Stories". You've probably not heard of him, but I think you'll really like him.
It is -not- a "happy" book, but the stories are damned powerful, and I think you'll enjoy them and find them easy to discuss.
I attached a link to it at Amazon. The reviews are pretty accurate, but I'll not pick 5; you should choose your own. The stories mentioned are all great, but so are the others in the book.
2007-10-16 13:19:22 · answer #7 · answered by null 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Mark Twain, Edgar Allen Poe or F. Scott Fitzgerald.
2007-10-16 13:11:23 · answer #8 · answered by Optimus357 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I love John Collier's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Collier_(writer)) short stories, and they are definitely appropriate for guys. Start with "The Chaser." His wikipedia page has a plot summaries list, so you can see if anything interests you.
Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and Twain also have extensive short story portfolios. For Hemingway, I would start with "The Snows of Kilimanjaro"; for Fitzgerald, "A Winter's Dream."
2007-10-16 14:28:47 · answer #9 · answered by truefirstedition 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gabriel Garcia Marquez - 'No one writes to the colonel' - this is a collection of his short stories
Isabelle Allende - 'The stories of Eva Luna' - another short story collection
2007-10-16 13:17:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋