The Best American Short Stories of the Century

Prof. John Updike, American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic

Cynthia Ozick was born in New York City to Russian-Jewish parents. She received a B.A. from New York University and a M.A. from Ohio State University. She is a 1982 Guggenheim Fellow and received a Mildred and Harold Strauss Living award from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. She writes about politics, history, and literary criticism. The Holocaust is a recurring theme, and she often writes about life as a Jewish American.

American journalist, writer, editor and actor

Rosellen Brown is the author behind Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Platinum. Her work focuses on literature education, making classic and contemporary themes accessible to students.