A world of short stories 18 short stories from around the world

Synopsis

The World of the Short Storyintroduces a selection of short stories from around the globe into the developmental reading course. With an outstanding selection of authors and carefully designed apparatus, the book is the ideal vehicle for introducing literature to developing readers.

Organized around different literary elements, such as plot, theme, and character, the selections in the text are surrounded by pedagogy including vocabulary exercises, pre-reading questions, comprehension quizzes, and writing prompts.