The O. Henry prize stories 2005 /

Presents twenty O. Henry Prize-winning short stories, including works by Wendell Berry, Caitlin Macy, and Sherman Alexie, and includes comments by the authors and the volume's story jurors.

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Group Author: Furman, Laura
Published: Anchor Books,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: [2005]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: Presents twenty O. Henry Prize-winning short stories, including works by Wendell Berry, Caitlin Macy, and Sherman Alexie, and includes comments by the authors and the volume's story jurors.
Item Description: "As of this collection, the O. Henry Prize Stories will be published in January rather than October. The present collection was chosen from stories published in 2003. The next collection, The O. Henry Stories 2006, will be selected from stories published in 2004--T.p. verso.
Jurors: Cristina García, Ann Patchett, Richard Russo.
Carrier Form: xvii, 398 pages ; 21 cm
Awards: O. Henry Memorial Award, 2005.
ISBN: 1400076544
9781400076543
Index Number: PS648
CLC: I712.45
Call Number: I712.45/O113-1
Contents: Mudlavia /
The brief history of the dead /
The golden era of heartbreak /
The hurt man /
The Tutor /
Fantasy for eleven fingers /
The high divide /
Desolation /
A Rich man /
Dues /
Speckle trout /
Sphinxes /
Grace /
Snowbound /
Tea /
Christie /
Refuge in London /
The drowned woman /
The card trick /
What you pawn I will redeem /
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