title: An Introduction to Fiction (11th Edition)
author:  X. J. Kennedy 
description: Kennedy/Gioia's "An Introduction to Fiction, "11th edition continues to inspire students with a rich collection of fiction and engaging insights on reading, analyzing, and writing about stories. This bestselling anthology includes sixty-five superlative short stories, blending classic works and contemporary selections. Written by noted poets X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia, the text reflects the authors' wit and contagious enthusiasm for their subject. Informative, accessible apparatus presents readable discussions of the literary devices, illustrated by apt works, and supported by interludes with the anthologized writers. This edition features 10 new stories, three masterwork casebooks, revised and expanded chapters on writing, and a new design.
zlib_text: **Table of Contents**
  
  >  **Copyright**
  
  >  **Title**
  
  >  **Chapter One**
  
  >  **Chapter Two**
  
  >  **Chapter Three**
  
  >  **Chapter Four**
  
  >  **Chapter Five**
  
  >  **Chapter Six**
  
  >  **Chapter Seven**
  
  >  **Chapter Eight**
  
  >  **Chapter Nine**
  
  >  **Chapter Ten**
  
  >  **Chapter Eleven**
  
  >  **Chapter Twelve**
  
  >  **Chapter Thirteen**
  
  >  **Chapter Fourteen**
  
  >  **Chapter Fifteen**
  
  >  **Chapter Sixteen**
  
  >  **Chapter Seventeen**
  
  >  **Chapter Eighteen**
  
  >  **Chapter Nineteen**
  
  >  **Chapter Twenty**
  
  >  **Thank You**
  
  >  **Also By**
  
  >  **Author Bio**
  
  This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, locations, and incidents
  depicted in this work are of the author’s imagination or have been used in a
  fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead,
  locations, or events is entirely coincidental.
  
    
  
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  Copyright © 2017 Madison Stevens
  
    
  
  No portion of this book may be transmitted or reproduced in any form, or by
  any means, without the pri