This definitive collection establishes Williams as a major American fiction writer of the twentieth century. Tennessee Williams’ Collected Stories combines the four short-story volumes published during Williams’ lifetime with previously unpublished or uncollected stories. Arranged chronologically, the forty-nine stories, when taken together with the memoir of his father that serves as a preface, not only establish Williams as a major American fiction writer of the twentieth century, but also, in Gore Vidal’s view, constitute the real autobiography of Williams’ "art and inner life." Williams's modus operandi for developing his plays was initially to create them as short stories. This 1985 volume contains his original takes on such fine dramas as Cat on a Hot Tin Roof , The Glass Menagerie , and others. Although the pieces became famous on stage, LJ 's reviewer found "the general reader will appreciate their wide variety as short stories" ( LJ 10/15/85). Essential for serious American literature/drama collections. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.   Tennessee Williams (1911–1983) was America’s most influential playwright. Readers have devoured his poetry, essays, short stories, and letters, as well as his fantastic late plays, his remarkable corpus of one-acts, and his greatest plays― The Glass Menagerie , A Streetcar Named Desire , Cat on a Hot Tin Roof , The Night of the Iguana , The Rose Tattoo , Suddenly Last Summer , and Camino Real . Williams is a cornerstone of New Directions―we publish everything he wrote. He is also our single bestselling author. Used Book in Good Condition