Contents xii
PHILIP ROTH (B. 1955) 971
Defender of the Faith 972
AMlRI BARAKA (B. 1934) 1000
Dutchman 1001
JOYCE CAROL OATES (B. 1938) 1019
Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? 1020
RAYMOND CARVER (1938-1988) 1035
A Small, Good Thing 1035
TONI CADE BAMBARA (1939-1995) 1056
The Lesson 1056
TERRENC MCNALLY (B. 1939) 1064
Andre's Motber 1064
BOBBIE ANN MASON (B. 1940) 1068
Shiloh 1068
ANNE TYLER (B. 1941) 1081
Holding Things Together 1081
ALICE WALKER (B. 1944) 1093
Everyday Use 1094
TOBIAS WOLF (B. 1945) 1102
Say Yes 1103
TIM O'BRIEN (B. 1946) 1107
The Things They Carried 1107
LESLIE MARMON SILKO (B. 1948) 1123
Lullaby 1124
AMY TAN (B. 1952) 1133
Two Kinds 1134
ALICE ELLIOTT DARK (B. 1953) 1144
In the Gloaming 1144
LOUISE ERDRICH (B. 1954) 1161
The Red Convertible 1162
DAVID HENRY HWANGG (B. 1957) 1171
The Sound of a Voice 1172
DAVID LEAVITT (B. 1961) 1189
Territory 1189