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'''''Stories in an Almost Classical Mode''''' is a short story collection by the American writer [[Harold Brodkey]], published in 1988 by [[Alfred A. Knopf]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stories in an Almost Classical Mode by Harold Brodkey: 9780679724315 {{!}} PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/18681/stories-in-an-almost-classical-mode-by-harold-brodkey/ |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=PenguinRandomhouse.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Most of the stories were published in ''[[The New Yorker]]'', between 1963 and 1988. It was Brodkey's first book in 30 years, and presaged his much-heralded but ultimately disappointing first novel ''[[The Runaway Soul]]''. In fact, much of the material that would make up ''[[The Runaway Soul]]'' appeared in short story form in ''Stories in an Almost Classical Mode''.

Literary critic [[Harold Bloom]] includes ''Stories in an Almost Classical Mode'' in his book, ''The Western Canon''.

==Stories==
* "The Abundant Dreamer"
* "On the Waves"
* "Bookkeeping"
* "Hofstedt and Jean—and Others"
* "The Shooting Range"
* "Innocence"
* "Play"
* "A Story in an Almost Classical Mode"
* "His Son, in His Arms, in Light, Aloft"
* "Puberty"
* "The Pain Continuum"
* "Largely an Oral History of My Mother"
* "Verona: A Young Woman Speaks"
* "Ceil"
* "S.L."
* "The Nurse's Music"
* "The Boys on Their Bikes"
* "Angel"

==References to ''Stories in an Almost Classical Mode'' in popular culture==
* In [[Tamara Jenkins]]'s [[Private Life (2018 film)|Private Life]], the character of Sadie is taught the story "Innocence" in a short-fiction college course; she writes a response piece titled "Experience."

==References==
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[[Category:1988 short story collections]]
[[Category:American short story collections]]
[[Category:Works originally published in The New Yorker]]
[[Category:Alfred A. Knopf books]]