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Short Stories: Five Decades (Phoenix Fiction)

Short Stories: Five Decades

Penned By Irwin Shaw
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Short Stories: Five Decades (Phoenix Fiction)

Short Stories: Five Decades

Penned By Irwin Shaw
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Featuring sixty-three stories spanning five decades, this superb collection--including "Girls in Their Summer Dresses," "Sailor Off the Bremen," and "The Eighty-Yard Run"--clearly illustrates why Shaw is considered one of America's finest short-story writers.

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Released 1978
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After spending years working in the corporate world, Irwin Shaw finally decided to pursue a lifelong passion for writing. They currently reside in a quiet suburb where they spend most of their time outlining new stories, reading extensively, and occasionally attempting to bake.

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