The O. Henry Prize Stories (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781400076543)

The prestigious annual story anthology includes prize-winning stories selected by Cristina Garcia, Ann Patchett, and Richard Russo.

"Widely regarded as the nation's most prestigious awards for short fiction." --Atlantic Monthly

Continuing a century-long tradition of cutting-edge literary excellence, this edition contains twenty prizewinning stories chosen from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year.

THE WINNING STORIES:

Mudlavia
Elizabeth Stuckey-French

The Brief History of the Dead
Kevin Brockmeier

The Golden Era of Heartbreak
Michael Parker

The Hurt Man
Wendell Berry

The Tutor
Nell Freudenberger

Fantasy for Eleven Fingers
Ben Fountain

The High Divide
Charles D'Ambrosio

Desolation
Gail Jones

A Rich Man
Edward P. Jones

Dues
Dale Peck

Speckle Trout
Ron Rash

Sphinxes
Timothy Crouse

Grace
Paula Fox

Snowbound
Liza Ward

Tea
Nancy Reisman

Christie
Caitlin Macy

Refuge in London
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

The Drowned Woman
Frances De Pontes Peebles

The Card Trick
Tessa Hadley

What You Pawn I Will Redeem
Sherman Alexie


Author: Laura Furman
ISBN-10: 1400076544
ISBN-13: 9781400076543
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 01/04/2005
Pages: 398
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 7.94h x 5.52w x 0.93d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2004 pg. 976
Booklist 11/15/2004 pg. 562
Ingram Advance 02/01/2005 pg. 53
Publishers Weekly 01/10/2005 pg. 39