The O. Henry Prize Stories 2011: The Best Stories of the Year

✍ Scribed by Furman, Laura

• Book ID: 110488602
• Publisher: Anchor
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 348 KB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9780307805942
• ASIN: B005IEGQVA

✦ Synopsis

Review

“Widely regarded as the nation’s most prestigious awards for short fiction.” — The Atlantic Monthly

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Product Description

The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2011 contains twenty unforgettable stories selected from hundreds of literary magazines. The winning tales take place in such far-flung locales as Madagascar, Nantucket, a Midwestern meth lab, Antarctica, and a post-apocalyptic England, and feature a fascinating array of characters: aging jazzmen, avalanche researchers, a South African wild child, and a mute actor in silent films. 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.

Your Fate Hurtles Down at You
Jim Shepard

Diary of an Interesting Year
Helen Simpson

Melinda
Judy Doenges
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Nightblooming
Kenneth Calhoun
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The Restoration of the Villa Where Tibor Kálmán Once Lived
Tamas Dobozy

Ice
Lily Tuck

How to Leave Hialeah
Jennine Capó Crucet

The Junction
David Means
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Pole, Pole
Susan Minot
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Alamo Plaza
Brad Watson
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The Black Square
Chris Adrian

Nothing of Consequence
Jane Delury

The Rules Are the Rules
Adam Foulds
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The Vanishing American
Leslie Parry
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Crossing
Mark Slouka
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Bed Death
Lori Ostlund

Windeye
Brian Evenson
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Sunshine
Lynn Freed
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Never Come Back
Elizabeth Tallent
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Something You Can’t Live Without
Matthew Neill Null

For author interviews, photos, and more, go to www.ohenryprizestories.com****
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A portion of the proceeds from this book will go to support the PEN Readers & Writers Literary Outreach Program.

From the Trade Paperback edition.