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Most of the stories are related to Crutcher's early work and often come from his experience as a family counselor. [1] This book also contains the short story "A Brief Moment in the Life of Angus Bethune" which first appeared in Connections, edited by Donald R. Gallo, published in 1989 by Delacorte Press. It was adapted into the film Angus. The ...
John Roberts Tunis (December 7, 1889 – February 4, 1975), "the 'inventor' of the modern sports story", [1]: 11 was an American writer and broadcaster. Known for his juvenile sports novels, Tunis also wrote short stories and non-fiction, including a weekly sports column for the New Yorker magazine.
"Fifty Grand" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway. It was first published in The Atlantic Monthly in 1927, and it appeared later that year in Hemingway's short story collection Men Without Women . "Fifty Grand" tells the story of Jack Brennan as he trains for and boxes in his fight with challenger Jimmy Walcott.
Martin Goodman (also Morris Goodman; [1] born Moe Goodman; [2] January 18, 1908 – June 6, 1992 [2] [3]) was an American publisher of pulp magazines, digest sized magazines, paperback books, men's adventure magazines, and comic books, who founded the comics magazine company Timely Comics in 1939.
William Patrick "W. P." Kinsella OC OBC (May 25, 1935 – September 16, 2016) was a Canadian novelist and short story writer, known for his novel Shoeless Joe (1982), which was adapted into the movie Field of Dreams in 1989.
Ringgold Wilmer Lardner (March 6, 1885 [1] – September 25, 1933) was an American sports columnist and short story writer best known for his satirical writings on sports, marriage, and the theatre. His contemporaries— Ernest Hemingway , Virginia Woolf , and F. Scott Fitzgerald —all professed strong admiration for his writing, and author ...
"The Undefeated" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway and first published [1] in the German magazine Der Querschnitt. It was featured later in Hemingway's 1927 story collection, Men Without Women. [2] The story deals with an ageing bullfighter’s return to the sport after an injury.
For when you need to go on a full adventure…but only have a lunch break, these are the best short stories for an instant escape. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ...