
Best of Times, Worst of Times: Contemporary American Short Stories from the New Gilded Age
Title: Best of Times, Worst of Times: Contemporary American Short Stories from the New Gilded Age Author: Wendy Martin ISBN: 9780814796283 Publisher: NYU Press Published: 2011 Binding: Paperback Language: English Condition: Used: Very Good Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. Fiction 1602938 Publisher Description: Late twentieth and early twenty-first century America has been labeled as "The New Gilded Age," a phrase that embodies the glitz and glamour of one of the wealthiest countries in the world but also suggests the greed, corruption, and inequalities teeming just below the surface. Identifying some of the sparkling moments of humanity interwoven between the moments of crisis, Best of Times, Worst of Times features short stories by such r