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From the Cradle to the Grave : Short Stories / Edited by Clare West, Series Advisers H. G. Winddows, Jennifer Bassett. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2001. - 143 strony ; 20 cm.

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Author

West Clare Wydawca Widdowson H.G. Redakcja Bassett Jennifer Redakcja Saki (1870-1916). Tea (eng.) Waugh Evelyn (1903-1966). Mr Loveday's Little Outing (eng.) Maugham W. Somerset (1874-1965). Colonel's Lady (eng.) Dahl Roald (1916-1990). Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat (eng.) Sorgeson Frank. They Gave Her a Rise (eng.) Carver Raymond (1938-1988). Bath (eng.) Bates Herbert Ernest (1905-1974). Same Time, Same Place (eng.) Hill Susan (1942- ) Bit of Singing and Dancing (eng.)

Form of Work

Książki Proza

Demographic Group

Literatura amerykańska

Subject

Idealizm Bliskie związki międzyludzkie Samotność Starość Czarny humor

Genre/Form

Opowiadania i nowele

Tytuł serii

Oxford Bookworms Collection

Instytucja

Oxford University Press

Zawiera: Tea / Saki ; Mr Loveday's Little Outing / Evelyn Waugh ; Somerset Maugham ; The Colonel's Lady / Somerset Maugham ; Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat / Roald Dahl ; They Gave Her a Rise / Frank Sargeson ; The Bath / Raymond Carver ; Same Time, Same Place / H.E. Bates ; A Bit of Singing and Dancing / Susan Hill.

These stories explore the trials of life from youth to old age: the idealism of young people, the stresses of marriage, the anxieties of parenthood, and the loneliness and fears of older people. The wide variety of writing styles includes black humour, satire, and compassionate and realistic observation of the follies and foibles of humankind.

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Biblioteka Obcojęzyczna

There are copies available to loan: sygn. O 31818, O 31819 (2 egz.)