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Gods Without Men by Hari Kunzru

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Ted Gioia
Jan 01, 2000
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Writers of short stories have often tried to present their collections as pseudo-novels. This is a time- honored tradition of American fiction, practiced by William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, Sherwood Anderson, Ray Bradbury and others. Publishing industry biases no doubt contribute to the charade, given the conventional wisdom that books of short stori…

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