by Frank Norris · Ironweed Pr Inc · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780965530910
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«The Best Short Stories of Frank Norris» is a collection of short stories by Frank Norris published by Ironweed Pr Inc in paperback (180 pages, in English).
Anthology of fourteen short stories by Frank Norris selected from over sixty he published. It reflects his naturalism and the contrast between rural and urban life, with injustice and class consciousness as a backdrop. Includes three stories previously unpublished in book form and «Man Proposes», an experimental text in five parts about five couples who decide to marry.
Belongs to the Ironweed American Classics series and was published in 1998; the volume closes with bibliographic references (pp. 179-180).
For readers interested in American naturalism and nineteenth-century short fiction; the edition is aimed at the academic sphere.
Benjamin Franklin Norris Jr. was an American journalist and novelist during the Progressive Era, whose fiction was predominantly in the naturalist genre. His notable works include McTeague: A Story of San Francisco (1899), The Octopus: A Story of California (1901) and The Pit (1903).
