| Description |
xxv, 479 pages ; 21 cm |
| Note |
"The O. Henry Prize stories [was] ... retitled The PEN/O. Henry Prize stories in 2009." -- p. viii. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Laura Furman, series editor -- Them old cowboy songs / Annie Prouls -- Clothed, female figure / Kirstin Allio -- Headstrongs historian / Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie -- Stand by me / Wendell Berry -- Sheep may safely graze / Jess row -- Birch memorial / Preeta Samarasan -- Visitation / Brad Watson -- Woman of the house / William Trrevor -- Bridge / Daniel Alarcon -- A spoiled man / Daniyal Mueenuddin -- Oh, death / James Lasdun -- Fresco, Byzantine / Natalie Bakopoulos -- End of my life in New York / Peter Cameron -- Obit / Ted Sanders -- Lover / Damon Galgut -- An East Egg update / George Bradley -- Into the gorge / Ron Rash -- Microstories / John Edgar Widerman -- Some women / Alice Munro -- Making good / Lore Segal -- Reading the PEN/O. Henry prize stories 2010. |
| Summary |
A collection of the twenty best contemporary short stories selected by series editor Laura Furman from hundreds of literary magazines, The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2010 brings to life a dazzling array of subjects: a street orphan in Malaysia, a cowboy and his teenage bride, a Russian nanny in Manhattan, a nineteenth-century Nigerian widow, and political prisoners on a Greek island. Also included are essays from the eminent jurors on their favorite stories, observations from the winners on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazines. |
| 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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Short stories.
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Short stories.
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| Added Author |
Furman, Laura, editor.
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| Added Title |
O. Henry Prize stories. 2010 |
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O. Henry Prize stories.
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| ISBN |
9780307472366 paperback |
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0307472361 paperback |
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