The vermilion box
by E. V. Lucas
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Stories chosen by teachers of college writing-programs, such courses now taught in 800 universities. The stories range from Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried, a slice of life from the Vietnam War, to Amy Tan's Two Kinds, the efforts of a Chinese-American mother to turn her daughter into a prodigy.
British Personal narrativesFictionPersonal narratives, BritishSocial life and customsWorld War, 1914-1918Récits personnels britanniquesMoeurs et coutumesGuerre, 1914-1918 (Mondiale, 1re)