Twentieth century english short stories / ed. Tina Pierce, Edward Chocrane

Hemingway, Ernest Miller, escritor e jornalista (Oak Park, EUA), 1899-1961, co-autor; Dahl, Roald, escritor (Cardiff, País de Gales), 1916-1990, co-autor; Greene, Graham, escritor e jornalista (Berkhamsted, Inglaterra), 1904-1991, co-autor; Farjeon, Joseph Jefferson, romancista e dramaturgo (Londres, Inglaterra), 1883-1955, co-autor; Lerner, Laurence, romancista, poeta e critica literária (Cidade do Cabo, África do Sul), 1925-2016, co-autor; Parker, Dorothy, poetisa, romancista e dramaturga (Nova Jérsia, EUA), 1893-1967, co-autor; Sillitoe, Alan, escritor (Nottingham, Inglaterra), 1928-2010, co-autor; Colwin, Laurie, escritor (Nova Iorque, EUA), 1944-1992, co-autor; Spark, Muriel, 1918-2006, co-autor; Armstrong, Martin Donisthorpe, escritor (Newcastle upon Tyne, Inglaterra), 1882-1974, co-autor; Wain, John Barrington, poeta, romancista e crítico literário (Stoke-on-Trent, Inglaterra), 1925-1994, co-autor; Ogot, Grace, escritora, jornalista, política (Asembo, Nyanza, Quénia), 1930-2015, co-autor; Pierce, Tina, editora (Reino Unido), ed. lit.; Cochrane, Edward, editor (Reino Unido), ed. lit.

Harlow: Longman, 1999

168 p.

Contém os contos:

Waiting for the police / J. Jefferson Farjeon. - p. 1
Dickon and David / Laurence Lerner. - p. 14
The last tea / Dorothy Parker. - p. 24
Enoch's two letters / Alan Silitoe. - p. 33
Mr. Parker / Laurie Colwin. - p. 48
A member of the family / Muriel Spark. - p. 59
The rain came / Grace A. Ogot. - p. 77
The Valentine generation / John Wain. - p. 91
The rivals / Martin Armstrong. - p. 107
The invisible japanese gentleman / Graham Greene. - p. 118
The tractor / Peter Cohen. - p. 128
Parson's pleasure / Roald Dahl. - p. 146

Contém, no final de cada um deles, uma breve biografia do seu autor, bem como um glossário de termos, questões gramaticais ou tópicos para discussão.


"A collection of twelve modern and stimulating short stories chosen to help students who have studied English for three or four years to integrate their language skills. Authors from Britain, the USA, Australia and Africa are represented and include Graham Greene, Roald Dahl, Muriel Spark and Allan Sillitoe. Each story is followed by detailed exercises in reading and listening comprehension, gramar points. general questions, suggestions on role play and on written work as well as discussion of some words and phrases used in each day."

(Longman, contracapa)

Adulto
Literatura inglesa -- Conto

821.111-34