| Description |
xix, 421 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Best American series
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Best American series.
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| Note |
"Mariner Books"--T.p. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Richard Russo -- Donkey greedy, donkey gets punched / Steve Almond -- Into silence / Marlin Barton -- Cousins / Charles Baxter -- Safari / Jennifer Egan -- Someone ought to tell her there's nowhere to go / Danielle Evans -- Valetudinarian / Joshua Ferris -- Delicate edible birds / Lauren Groff -- Least resistance / Wayne Harrison -- Hollow / James Lasdun -- Painted ocean, painted ship / Rebecca Makkai -- My last attempt to explain to you what happened with the lion tamer / Brendan Mathews -- PS / Jill McCorkle -- Further interpretaions of real-life events / Kevin Moffett -- Laugh / Téa Obreht -- All boy / Lori Ostlund -- Ascent / Ron Rash -- Seagull Army descends on Strong Beach / Karen Russell -- Netherlands lives with water / Jim Shepard -- Cowboy tango / Maggie Shipstead -- Raw water / Wells Tower. |
| Summary |
Edited by the award-winning, best-selling author Richard Russo, this year's collection boasts a satisfying "chorus of twenty stories that are by turns playful, ironic, somber, and meditative" (Wall Street Journal). With the masterful Russo picking the best of the best, America's oldest and best-selling story anthology is sure to be of "enduring quality" (Chicago Tribune) this year. |
| Subject |
Short stories, American.
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Short stories, American. |
| Genre/Form |
Short stories, American.
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| Subject |
Short stories, Canadian.
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Short stories, Canadian. |
| Genre/Form |
Short stories, Canadian.
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| Subject |
American fiction -- 21st century.
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American fiction. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
| Genre/Form |
Short stories.
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Short stories.
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| Added Author |
Russo, Richard, 1949-
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Pitlor, Heidi, editor.
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| ISBN |
9780547055329 paperback |
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0547055323 paperback |
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9780547055282 |
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0547055285 |
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