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Ann Beattie (Critical Survey of Short Fiction)

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While Ann Beattie’s reputation rests primarily on her short stories, particularly those that first appeared in The New Yorker, she has also written several novels. The first, Chilly Scenes of Winter (1976), appeared simultaneously with Distortions, a rare occurrence in the publishing world, especially for a first-time author. Her second novel, Falling in Place (1980), is her most ambitious and her best. In Love Always (1985), she uses an approach that is closer to that of her short stories than in either of the previous...

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