| Description |
xvii, 398 pages ; 21 cm |
| Note |
"As of this collection, the O. Henry Prize Stories will be published in January rather than October. The present collection was chosen from stories published in 2003. The next collection, The O. Henry Stories 2006, will be selected from stories published in 2004--T.p. verso. |
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Jurors: Cristina Barcia, Ann Patchett, Richard Russo. |
| Contents |
Mudlavia / Elizabeth Stuckey-French -- Brief history of the dead / Kevin Brockmeier -- Golden era of heartbreak / Michael Parker -- Hurt man / Wendell Berry -- Tutor / Nell Freudenberger -- Fantasy for eleven fingers / ben Fountain -- High divide / Charles D'Ambrosio -- Desolation / Gail Jones -- A Rich man / Edward P. Jones -- Dues / Dale Peck -- Speckle trout / Ron Rash -- Sphinxes / Timothy Crouse -- Grace / Paula Fox -- Snowbound / Liza Ward -- Tea / Nancy Reisman -- Christie / Caitlin Macy -- Refuge in London / Ruth Prawer Jhabvala -- Drowned woman / Frances de Pontes Peebles -- Card trick / Tessa Hadley -- What you pawn I will redeem / Sherman Alexie -- Reading the O. Henry Prize Stories 2005 -- Writing the O. Henry Prize Stories 2005. |
| Subject |
Short stories, American.
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Short stories, American. |
| Genre/Form |
Short stories, American.
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| Subject |
United States -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
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United States. |
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Manners and customs. |
| Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Furman, Laura.
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| Added Title |
Prize stories 2005 |
| ISBN |
1400076544 paperback $14.00 |
| Standard No. |
9781400076543 51400 |
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