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The best short stories 2024 : the O. Henry Prize winners / guest editor: Amor Towles ; series editor, Jenny Minton Quigley

Towles, Amor, (editor,, writer of introduction.). Quigley, Jenny Minton, 1971- (editor,, writer of afterword.). Binder, Emma, (author.). Mari, Michele, 1955- (author.). Felver, Brad, 1982- (author.). Collins, Morris, (author.). Chakrabarti, Jai, (author.). Caron, Amber, (author.). González, Francisco, (author.). Kim, Caroline, (author.). Stutzman, Katherine D., (author.). Leite, Juliana, 1983- (author.). DiCamillo, Kate, (author.). Barrett, Colin, 1982- (author.). Romm, Robin, (author.). Goodman, Allegra, (author.). Eggers, Dave, (author.). Ota, E. K., (author.). Crewe, Tom, 1989- (author.). ffitch, Madeline, 1981- (author.). Walter, Jess, 1965- (author.). Hyde, Allegra, (author.). Moore, Brian Robert, 1992- (translator.). Perry, Zoë, (translator.).

Summary:

"[C]ontains twenty prizewinning stories chosen from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year. Guest editor Amor Towles has curated an exhilarating assemblage of stories by an international array of talented writers. The winning stories are accompanied by an introduction by Towles, fascinating observations from the winning writers on what inspired their work, and an extensive and useful directory of magazines and literary websites that publish short fiction"-- Page 4 of cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9780593470619
ISBN: 0593470613
Physical Description: xix, 409 pages ; 21 cm.
Publisher: New York : Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2024
Copyright: ©2024

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Roy / Emma Binder -- The soccer balls of Mr Kurz / Michele Mari, translated from the Italian by Brian Robert Moore -- Orphans / Brad Felver -- The home visit / Morris Collins -- The import / Jai Chakrabarti -- Didi / Amber Caron -- t Serranos / Francisco Gonźalez -- Hiding spot / Caroline Kim -- Junior / Katherine D. Stutzman -- My good friend / Juliana Leite, translated from the Portuguese by Zöe Perry -- Rain / Colin Barrett -- Marital problems / Robin Romm -- The last grownup / Allegra Goodman -- The honor of your presence / Dave Eggers -- The paper artist / E. K. Ota -- The room-service waiter / Tome Crewe -- Seeing through maps / Madeline ffitch-- The dark / Jess Walter -- Mobilizaation / Allegra Hyde