The O. Henry prize stories
By: chosen and with an introduction by Laura Furman ; with essays by jurors Tash Aw, James Lasdun, Joan Silber
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9780345807311
Subjects: Canadian Short stories; American fiction; Canadian fiction
Description: The O. Henry Prize Stories 2014 gathers twenty of the best short stories of the year, from thousands published in literary magazines. The winning stories roam the world, from Nigeria to Venice, from an erupting volcano in Iceland to a brothel in the old Wild West. They feature a dazzling array of characters: a young American falling in love in Japan, a girl raised by snake-handling fundamentalists, an old man mourning his late wife, a fierce guard dog with a talent for escape. 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.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / -- Laura Furman; title: The gun  -- Mark Haddon; title: Talk  -- Stephen Dixon; title: Valentine  -- Tessa Hadley; title: Pétur  -- Olivia Chase; title: You remember the pin mill  -- David Bradley; title: Nemecia  -- Kirstin Valdez Quade; title: Trust  -- Dylan Landis; title: Old houses  -- Allison Alsup; title: Fatherland  -- Halina Duraj; title: West of the known  -- Chanelle Benz; title: The women  -- William Trevor; title: Good faith  -- Colleen Morrissey; title: The right imaginary person  -- Robert Anthony Siegel; title: Nero  -- Louise Erdrich; title: A golden light  -- Rebecca Hirsch Garcia; title: Fairness  -- Chinelo Okparanta; title: The inheritors  -- Kristen Iskandrian; title: Deep eddy  -- Michael Parker; title: Oh Shenandoah  -- Maura Stanton; title: Opa-locka -- Laura van den Berg.