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The O. Henry Prize stories. 2017 / chosen and with an introduction by Laura Furman ; with essays by jurors David Bradley, Elizabeth McCracken and Brad Watson on the stories they admire most.

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Anchor Books, c2017.

FICTION PEN 2017

9780525432500 (pbk.)

Alternate title:

PEN/O. Henry Prize stories. 2017 : chosen and with an introduction by Laura Furman ; with essays by jurors David Bradley, Elizabeth McCracken and Brad Watson on the stories they admire most

xxxvi, 329 p. ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction / Laura Furman -- Too good to be true / Michelle Huneven -- Something for a young woman / Genevieve Plunkett -- The Buddhist / Alan Rossi -- Garments / Tahmima Anam -- Protection / Paola Peroni -- Night garden / Shruti Swamy -- A cruelty / Kevin Barry -- Floating garden / Mary LaChapelle -- The trusted traveler / Joseph O'Neill -- Blue dot / Keith Eisner -- Lion / Wil Weitzel -- Paddle to Canada / Heather Monley -- A small sacrifice for an enormous happiness / Jai Chakrabarti -- The bride and the street party / Kate Cayley -- Secret lives of the detainees / Amit Majmudar -- Glory / Lesley Nneka Arimah -- Mercedes Benz / Martha Cooley -- The reason is because / Manual Muñoz -- The family whistle / Gerard Woodward -- Buttony / Fiona McFarlane -- Reading the O. Henry Prize Stories 2017 : The jurors on their favorites. David Bradley on "Too good to be true" by Michelle Huneven ; Elizabeth McCracken on "Secret lives of the detainees" by Amit Majmudar ; Brad Watson on "Buttony" by Fiona McFarlane -- Writing The O. Henry Prize Stories 2017 : The writers on their work.

"The O. Henry Prize Stories 2017 contains twenty breathtaking stories - by a vibrant mix of established and emerging writers - selected by the series editor from the thousands published in literary magazines over the previous year. The collection includes essays by the three eminent guest jurors on their favorite stories, observations from the winning writers on what inspired them, and a comprehensive resource list of the many magazines and journals, both large and small, that publish short fiction"--Back cover.

"The O. Henry Award is an annual American award given to short stories of exceptional merit. The award is named after the American short story writer, O. Henry. The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories is an annual collection of the year's twenty best stories published in U.S. and Canadian magazines, written in English. The award itself is called The O. Henry Award, not the O. Henry Prize. In 2009 The O. Henry Prize Stories publisher, Anchor Books, renamed the series in partnership with the PEN American Center, producing the first PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories collection"--From wikipedia.org website.

Literary fiction.

Bradley, David.

McCracken, Elizabeth.

Watson, Brad, 1955-

American Center of P.E.N.

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