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Title:

The best American short stories 2014 / selected from U.S. and Canadian magazines by Jennifer Egan with Heidi Pitlor ; with an introduction by Jennifer Egan.

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

xix, 360 pages ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Short stories, American.
American fiction--21st century.
Short stories.

Other Authors:

Egan, Jennifer, editor.
Pitlor, Heidi, editor.
Baxter, Charles, 1947-
Beattie, Ann.
Boyle, T. Coraghessan.
Cameron, Peter, 1959-
Cullen, Nicole.
Davidson, Craig, 1976-
Ferris, Joshua.
Freudenberger, Nell.
Gates, David, 1947-
Groff, Lauren.
Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer, 1927-2013.
Lindsey, O. A.
Mackin, Will.
Mathews, Brendan.
McNett, Molly, 1966-
Nugent, Benjamin.
Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938-
O'Connor, Stephen.
Russell, Karen, 1981-
Van den Berg, Laura.

Contents:

Antarctica / Laura Van Den Berg. The Indian uprising / Ann Beattie -- The night of the satellite / T.C. Boyle -- After the flood / Peter Cameron -- Long Tom Lookout / Nicole Cullen -- Medium tough / Craig Davidson -- The breeze / Joshua Ferris -- Hover / Nell Freudenberger -- A hand reached down to guide me / David Gates -- At the round earth's imagined corners / Lauren Groff -- The judge's will / Ruth Prawer Jhabvala -- Evie M. / O.A. Lindsey -- Kattekoppen / Will Mackin -- This is not a love song / Brendan Mathews -- La Pulchra Nota / Molly McNett -- God / Benjamin Nugent -- Mastiff / Joyce Carol Oates -- Next to nothing / Stephen O'Connor -- Madame Bovary's greyhound / Karen Russell -- Antarctica / Laura Van Den Berg.

Summary:

Presents twenty of the best works of short fiction of the past year from a variety of acclaimed sources.

Series:

The best American series

ISBN:

0547819226
9780547819228

OCLC:

(OCoLC)867078396

Locations:

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