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The O. Henry prize stories 2017 /

The O. Henry prize stories 2017 / chosen and with an introduction by Laura Furman ; with essays by jurors Tessa Hadley, Kristen Iskandrian, Michael Parker. - New York : Anchor Books, 2017. - xxxvi, 329 pages ; 21 cm.

Introduction / Laura Furman -- Too good to be true / Michelle Huneven -- Something for a young woman / Genevieve Plunkett -- The Buddhist / Alan Rossi -- Garments / Tahmima Anam -- Protection / Paola Peroni -- Night garden / Shruti Swamy -- A cruelty / Kevin Barry -- Floating garden / Mary LaChapelle -- The trusted traveler / Joseph O'Neill -- Blue dot / Keith Eisner -- Lion / Wil Weitzel -- Paddle to Canada / Heather Monley -- A small sacrifice for an enormous happiness / Jai Chakrabarti -- The bride and the street party / Kate Cayley -- Secret lives of the detainees / Amit Majmudar -- Glory / Lesley Nneka Arimah -- Mercedes Benz / Martha Cooley -- The reason is because / Manual Muñoz -- The family whistle / Gerard Woodward -- Buttony / Fiona McFarlane -- Reading the O. Henry Prize Stories 2017 : The jurors on their favorites. David Bradley on "Too good to be true" by Michelle Huneven ; Elizabeth McCracken on "Secret lives of the detainees" by Amit Majmudar ; Brad Watson on "Buttony" by Fiona McFarlane -- Writing The O. Henry Prize Stories 2017 : The writers on their work.

"The O. Henry Prize Stories 2017 gathers twenty of the best short stories of the year, selected from thousands published in literary magazines. The winning stories span the globe - from the glamorous Riviera to an Eastern European shtetl, from a Native American reservation to a tiny village in Thailand. But their characters are universally recognizable and utterly compelling, whether they are ex-pats in Africa, migrant workers crossing the Mexican border, Armenian immigrants on the rough streets of East Hollywood, or pioneers in nineteenth-century Idaho. Accompanying the stories are the editor's introduction, essays from the eminent jurors on their favorite stories, observations from the winning writers on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazines"--Provided by publisher.

O. Henry Memorial Award, 2017.

9780525432500 0525432507 9781101971116 1101971118

bl2015036136


American fiction--21st century.
Short stories, American.
Short stories, Canadian.

PS648 .S5 / P74 2017

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