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Six Great Modern Short Novels

by James Joyce, Herman Melville, Nikolai Gogol, Glenway Wescott, William Faulkner, Katherine Anne Porter · 1954

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These six short novels are as different from each other as any great work of fiction can be. But despite differences, all share that one element—the unmistakable ring of human truth—that marks each of them as a masterpiece. Novels include The Dead by James Joyce, Billy Budd by Herman Melville, Noon Wine by Katherine Anne Porter, The Overcoat by Nikolay Gogol, The Pilgrim Hawk by Glen Wescott, and The Bear by William Faulkner.

Setting
1950s1950sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 448 pages
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short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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