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Suggest Short Story Authors

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on May. 18, 2005

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My friend is looking for a good short story author or two.  She’s not a native English speaker, but has a great vocabulary, and wants to find some interesting authors to read.

I suggested:

  • John Cheever

  • O. Henry

  • Jeffrey Archer

  • Stephen King

  • Sherman Alexie

  • Raymond Carver

    Do you have any to add?



     
     

     

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