Pen/O. Henry Prize Stories: Pen / O. Henry Prize Stories Book
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Pen/O. Henry Prize Stories: Pen / O. Henry Prize Stories
Author: Laura FurmanPublisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group IncCategory: Literary Studies: Fiction, Novelists & Prose Writers, Contemporary Fiction, Short Story BooksBook Format: PaperbackA 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 2010 brings to life a dazzling array of subjects- a street orphan in Malaysia, a cowboy and his teenage bride, a Russian nanny in Manhattan, a nineteenth-century Nigerian widow, and political prisoners on a Greek island. 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 Biography
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.
Author Biography
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.
Table Of Contents
Introduction Laura Furman, Series Editor Annie Proulx, “Them Old Cowboy Songs,” The New Yorker Kirstin Allio, “Clothed, Female Figure,” Iowa Review Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, “The Headstrong Historian,” The New Yorker Wendell Berry, “Stand By Me,” Atlantic Monthly Jess Row, “Sheep May Safely Graze,” Threepenny Review Preeta Samarasan, “Birch Memorial,” A Public Space Brad Watson, “Visitation,” The New Yorker William Trevor, “The Woman of the House,” The New Yorker Daniel Alarcón, “The Bridge,” Granta Daniyal Mueenuddin, “A Spoiled Man," The New Yorker James Lasdun, “Oh, Death,” Paris Review Natalie Bakopoulos, “Fresco, Byzantine,” Tin House Peter Cameron, “The End of My Life in New York,” Subtropics Ted Sanders, “Obit,” Indiana Review Damon Galgut, “The Lover,” Paris Review George Bradley, “An East Egg Update,” Yale Review Ron Rash, “Into the Gorge,” Southern Review John Edgar Wideman, “Microstories,” Harper’s Magazine Alice Munro, “Some Women,” The New Yorker Lore Segal, “Making Good," The American Scholar Reading The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2010 The Jurors on Their Favorites: Junot Díaz on “A Simple Man” by Daniyal Mueenuddin Paula Fox on “Oh, Death” by James Lasdun Yiyun Li on “The Woman of the House” by William Trevor Writing The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2010 The Writers on Their Work Recommended Stories 2010 Publications Submitted PermissionsAbout Laura Furman
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.(BK-9780307472366)
| SKU | BK-9780307472366 |
| Barcode # | 9780307472366 |
| Brand | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc |
| Artist / Author | Laura Furman |
| Shipping Weight | 0.5000kg |
| Shipping Width | 0.290m |
| Shipping Height | 0.010m |
| Shipping Length | 0.203m |
| Assembled Length | 1.320m |
| Assembled Height | 29.000m |
| Assembled Width | 203.000m |
| Type | Paperback |
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