The O. Henry Prize Stories 2003
$21.75
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2003
Summary
Since its establishment eighty-five years ago. the annual O.Henry Prize stories collection has offered an exciting selection of the best stories published in hundreds of North American literary magazines. Such classic works of American literature as Ernest Hemingwiiv’-, THE KILLERS (1939): Carson McCuller’s A TREE. A ROCK. A CLOUD (1943); Shirley Jackson’s THE LOTTERY (1949); J.D. Salinger’s FOR ESME WITH LOVE AND SQUALOR (1963); John Cheever’s THE COUNTRY HUSBAND (1956); and Flannery O’Conn…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781400031313 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1400031311 |
| Author: | Laura Furman |
| Publisher: | Random House Value Publishing |
| Imprint: | Bantam Adult US |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2003 |
| Weight: | 445g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 141mm x 215mm |
| Series: | Pen / O. Henry Prize Stories |
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“You won’t go away hungry … you’ll make new friends. In the 2003 ‘O. Henry’ … new series editor, Laura Furman, picked all sorts of treats.” –“The Seattle Times” “Widely regarded as the nation’s most prestigious awards for short fiction.” –“The Atlantic Monthly”
About The Author
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.
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