| Description |
xvi, 381 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
The Best American series
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Best American series.
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| Contents |
Foreword -- Introduction / E.L. Doctorow -- Black Elvis / Geoffrey Becker -- The story / Amy Bloom -- The beautiful days / Michael Byers -- The ordinary son / Ron Carlson -- Call if you need me / Raymond Carver -- Bones of the inner ear / Kiana Davenport -- Nilda / Junot D'iaz -- The gilgul of Park Avenue / Nathan Englander -- The fix / Percival Everett -- Good for the soul / Tim Gautreaux -- He's at the office / Allan Gurganus -- Blind Jozef Pronek / Aleksandar Hemon -- The anointed / Kathleen Hill -- The bridegroom / Ha Jin -- The thing around them / Marilyn Krysl -- The third and final continent / Jhumpa Lahiri -- Pet fly / Walter Mosley -- Brownies / ZZ Packer -- Allog / Edith Pearlman -- People in hell just want a drink of water / Annie Proulx -- Basil the dog / Frances Sherwood -- Contributors' notes -- 100 other distinguished stories of 1999 -- Editorial addresses of American and Canadian magazines publishing short stories. |
| Subject |
Short stories, American.
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Short stories, Canadian.
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American fiction -- 21st century.
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Canadian fiction -- 21st century.
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Short stories, Canadian (English) -- 21st century. |
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Nouvelles américaines -- 21e siècle. |
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Nouvelles canadiennes-anglaises -- 21e siècle. |
| Added Author |
Doctorow, E. L., 1931-2015.
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Kenison, Katrina.
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| Added Title |
Best American short stories (Boston, Mass. : 1978)
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| ISBN |
0395926874 : $27.50 |
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9780395926871 |
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0395926866 (pbk.) |
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9780395926864 (pbk.) |
| Standard No. |
780395926871 90000 |
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