American Short Story: Volume 2

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A wonderful introduction to America's most beloved authors, and the transformation of their stories into filmThe stories collected here were chosen for adaptation and inclusion in a series of films sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities, bringing together the works of America's master writers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries."Paul's Case" by Willa CatherNow considered a true classic, Willa Cather's tale brings to life a sensitive high-school student who runs away to embrace the offbeat, artistic life he craves. But will he find his dreams . . . or tragedy?"The Greatest Man in the World" by James ThurberThurber's unique satire creates Jack "Pal" Smurch, a mechanic's helper in a small garage in Westfield, Iowa, who becomes a national hero as the first pilot to fly around the world-with hilarious results."The Sky Is Gray" by Ernest J. GainesThe author of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman illustrates the meaning of black manhood in a story filled with pain-of poverty, of a young boy's life, of a mother's dreams-and with transcendent, heart-lifting joy.And five more superb stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mark Twain, Ring Lardner, Katherine Anne Porter, and William Faulkner, presented with their award-winning film adaptations