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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. So many great novels in the Western canon began as mere magazine stories. In this amazing collection, editor William Abrahams brings the best literature that periodicals had to give during 1995. These prize winning stories will not only entertain but give a glimpse into the mindset of the mid-nineties.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. So many great novels in the Western canon began as mere magazine stories. In this amazing collection, editor William Abrahams brings the best literature that periodicals had to give during 1995. These prize winning stories will not only entertain but give a glimpse into the mindset of the mid-nineties.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. "Widely regarded as the nation's most prestigious awards for short fiction"-The Atlantic Monthly The O. Henry Prize Stories 1992 gathers 20 of the best short stories of the year, selected from thousands published in literary magazines. Stories include: Cynthia Ozick "Puttermesser Paired" (first prize) Lucy Honig "English as a Second Language" Tom McNeal "What Happened to Tully" Amy Herrick "Pinocchio's Nose" Murray Pomerance "Decor" Joyce Carol Oates "Why Don't You Come Live With Me It's Time" Mary Michael Wagner "Acts of Kindness" Yolanda Barnes "Red Lipstick" David Long "Blue Spruce" Harriett Doerr "Way Stations" Perri Klass "Dedication" Daniel Meltzer "People" Ken Chowder "With Seth in Tana Toraja" Alice Adams "The Last Lovely City" Frances Sherwood "Demiurges" Antonya Nelson "The Control Group" Millicent Dillon "Lost in L.A." Kent Nelson "The Mine from Nicaragua" Ann Packer "Babies" Kate Braverman "Tall Tales from the Mekong Delta" "What readers can put their trust in is the ability of William Abrahams . . . to amass a selection of the finest short stories published in America."-New York Times Book Review.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Established in 1918 as a memorial to the master of the short story genre, O. Henry, Prize Stories has long been recognized as the premier forum for the contemporary story. The 1987 volume carries forth the time-honored literary tradition in 20 selections as original and varied as the current trends in short fiction. The top prize for 1987 is jointly awarded to Louise Erdrich for "Fleur" and Joyce Johnson for "The Children's Wing." Other stories include: Robert Boswell "The Darkness of Love" Alice Adams "Tide Pools" Stuart Dybek "Blight" James Lott "The Janeites" Donald Barthelme "Basil from Her Garden" Gina Berriault "The Island of Ven" Jim Pitzen "The Village" Richard Bausch "What Feels Like the World" Millicient Dillon "Monitor" Norman Lavers "Big Dog" Robert Taylor, Jr. "Lady of Spain" Helen Norris "The Singing Well" Grace Paley "Midrash on Happiness" Lewis Horne "Taking Care" Warren Wallace "Up Home" Joyce Carol Oates "Ancient Airs, Voices" Daniel Stern "The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud: A Story" Mary Robison "I Get By".…

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Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. For the past three decades, William Abrahams hasselected the O. Henry Award winners. Building ona tradition that spans over three quarters of acentury, The O. Henry Awards has been "widelyregarded as the nation's most prestigious awardsfor short fiction" (The AtlanticMonthly). Every year, Abrahams has chosen adiverse group of stories and writers to creat acollection that includes perennial favorites as wellas an increasing number of lesser known writers,many of whom have gone on to become seminal voicesin current American fiction. PrizeStories 1996 is both William Abrahams'sthirtieth anniversary as Editor of this landmarkcollection and his last, which gives this collection aspecial resonance. The twenty or more storiesselected for this honor each yhear are culled from abroad range of American magazines both large andsmall, offering the reader the full sweep and varietyof today's fiction. As in previous years,Prize Stories 1996 concludes with acontributors' notes section including comments by thewriters on the inspirations behind their stories,providing readers with a unique entree into thewriters' creative processes. Representing theexcellence of contemporary fiction writing, these storiesdemonstrate the continuing strenghth and vitalityof the American short story.…

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