Can you name the authors included in 'The Art of the Short Story'?

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  • Enter a short story author (last names acceptable) in the box below
  • Correctly named short story authors will show up below
  • Answers do not have to be guessed in order
  • The Art of the Short Story is an anthology by Dana Gioia and R.S. Gwynn. The compilation contains a wide selection of short stories and novellas, by authors of many different nationalities and eras.
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Short StoryAuthorNationality
Dead Men's PathNigerian
The Real ThingAmerican
The NecklaceFrench
To Build A FireAmerican
Barn Burning; A Rose for EmilyAmerican
The Fall of the House of Usher; The Tell-Tale HeartAmerican
Miss Brill; The Garden-PartyNew Zealander
Barbie-QAmerican
Flowering JudasAmerican
The Open BoatAmerican
The OvercoatRussian
A Clean Well-Lighted PlaceAmerican
Young Goodman Brown; The BirthmarkAmerican
HandsAmerican
A Party Down at the SquareAmerican
How I Met My HusbandCanadian
SeparatingAmerican
Sonny's BluesAmerican
Happy EndingsCanadian
Roman FeverAmerican
A Woman on a RoofRhodesian/British
The Storm; The Story of an HourAmerican
A Very Old Man with Enormous WingsColombian
Paul's CaseAmerican
The Secret SharerPolish/British
PatriotismJapanese
Short StoryAuthorNationality
ShilohAmerican
A Good Man Is Hard To Find; RevelationAmerican
The Yellow WallpaperAmerican
Cathedral; A Small, Good ThingAmerican
The Garden of Forking PathsArgentine
SweatAmerican
The SwimmerAmerican
Before the Law; The MetamorphosisAustro-Hungarian
The Lady with the Pet Dog; MiseryRussian
A Company of Laughing FacesSouth African
Babylon RevisitedAmerican
The Man to Send Rain CloudsAmerican
A Haunted HouseEnglish
Why I Live at the P.O.American
Whare Are You Going, Where Have You Been?American
Araby; The DeadIrish
SaboteurChinese/American
A Simple HeartFrench
American; Gimpel the FoolYiddish/Polish/American
Everyday UseAmerican
Odour of Chrysanthemums; The Rocking-Horse WinnerEnglish
The Death of Ivan IlychRussian
Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-StreetAmerican
The Ones Who Walk Away from OmelasAmerican
The LotteryAmerican
The GuestFrench
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