State of the Union: A review of New American Stories
Yet if the book isn’t quite a manifesto, its cover and weight do perhaps stake a claim at making it a statement publication, a landmark in the development of the American short story. And while the introduction certainly makes no grandiose claims about representing American life, it can be difficult not to extrapolate something State-of-the-Nation about such a portentous collection.
C.D. Rose reviews New American Stories, edited by Ben Marcus.