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Charles Baxter (Critical Survey of Short Fiction)

Other Literary Forms

Charles Baxter has written such novels as First Light (1987) and Shadow Play: A Novel (1993) and the collection of poetry Imaginary Paintings and Other Poems (1989). In addition, Baxter writes fine literary nonfiction, including his essays on imagination and daily life collected in Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction (1997).

Achievements

Editors consistently select Charles Baxter’s stories for the annual The Best American Short Stories, The Pushcart Prize, and Prize Stories: The O. Henry...

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