The O. Henry Prize stories. 2016 / chosen and with an introduction by Laura Furman ; with essays by jurors Molly Antopol, Peter Cameron, and Lionel Shriver on the stories they admire most. - New York : Anchor Books, c2016. - 1 v. ; 21 cm. - O. Henry Prize stories. . - O. Henry Prize stories. .

The O. Henry Prize stories was titled The Pen/ O. Henry Prize stories from 2009-2012.

Irises / Elizabeth Genovise -- The Mongerji letters / Geetha Iyer -- Narrator / Elizabeth Tallent -- Bonus baby / Joe Donnelly -- Divergence / David H. Lynn -- A single composition / Shruti Swamy -- Storm windows / Charles Haverty -- Train to Harbin / Asako Serizawa -- Dismemberment / Wendell Berry -- Exit zero / Marie-Helene Bertino -- Cigarettes / Sam Savage -- Temples / Adrienne Celt -- Safety / Lydia Fitzpatrick -- Bounty / Diane Cook -- A single deliberate thing / Zebbie Watson -- The crabapple tree / Robert Coover -- Winter / Frederic Tuten -- They were awake / Rebecca Evanhoe -- Slumming / Ottessa Moshfegh -- Happiness / Ron Carlson -- Reading The O. Henry Prize Stories: the jurors on their favorites -- Writing The O. Henry Prize Stories: the writers on their work.

Presents a collection of short stories judged to be the best in America and Canada for the year, along with essays by three distinguished writers on their favorite pieces, and commentary from the twenty prize winners.

9781101971116 (pbk.)


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


United States--Social life and customs--Fiction.
Canada--Social life and customs--Fiction.


Short stories.

PS648.S5 / P74