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ISBN-10: 0593311256
ISBN-13: 9780593311257
Publisher: Anchor Books
Publish Date: 09/14/2021
Dimensions: 8.10" L, 5.13" W, 0.92" H

The Best Short Stories 2021: The O. Henry Prize Winners

Editor: Jenny Minton

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Price: $16.95

Overview

Twenty prizewinning stories selected from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year–continuing the O. Henry Prize’s century-long tradition of literary excellence.

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

Now entering its second century, the prestigious annual story anthology has a new title, a new look, and a new guest editor. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has brought her own refreshing perspective to the prize, selecting stories by an engaging mix of celebrated names and young emerging voices. The winning stories are accompanied by an introduction by Adichie, observations from the winning writers on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazines that publish short fiction.

Featured in this collection: Daphne Palasi Andreades – David Means – Sindya Bhanoo – Crystal Wilkinson – Alice Jolly – David Rabe – Karina Sainz Borgo (translator, Elizabeth Bryer) – Jamel Brinkley – Tessa Hadley – Adachioma Ezeano – Anthony Doerr – Tiphanie Yanique – Joan Silber – Jowhor Ile – Emma Cline – Asali Solomon – Ben Hinshaw – Caroline Albertine Minor (translator, Caroline Waight) – Jianan Qian – Sally Rooney

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Details

ISBN-10: 0593311256
ISBN-13: 9780593311257
Publisher: Anchor Books
Publish Date: 09/14/2021
Dimensions: 8.10" L, 5.13" W, 0.92" H
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