PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2009 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780307280350)

Vendor: Laura Furman
Product type: Books
Format: Paperback
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PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2009

$23.00

PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2009

$23.00
Format: Paperback
Description
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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 2009 features unforgettable tales in settings as diverse as post-war Vietnam, a luxurious seaside development in Cape Town, an Egyptian desert village, and a permanently darkened New York City. 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.

Author: Laura Furman
ISBN-10: 0307280357
ISBN-13: 9780307280350
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 05/05/2009
Pages: 464
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2009
Booklist 05/15/2009 pg. 21
By Laura Furman
By Laura Furman
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Laura Furman's work has appeared in The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Ploughshares, The Yale Review, and other magazines. She is the founding editor of the highly regarded American Short Fiction (three-time finalist for the American Magazine Award). A professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin, she teaches in the graduate James A. Michener Center for writers. She lives in Austin.

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