This is the only series to provide in-depth critical introductions to major modern and contemporary short story writers worldwide.Each volume offers:

– A comprehensive overview of the artist’s short fiction – including detailed analyses of every significant story

– Interviews, essays, memoirs and other biographical materials – often previously unpublished

– A representative selection of critical responses

– A comprehensive primary bibliography, a selected bibliography of important criticism, a chronology of the artist’s life and works and an index