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Title:

The best American short stories 2015 / selected from U.S. and Canadian magazines by T.C. Boyle with Heidi Pitlor ; with an introduction by T.C. Boyle.

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

xx, 388 pages ; 22 cm.

Subject:

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

Other Authors:

Boyle, T. Coraghessan.
Pitlor, Heidi.

Notes:

"The stories chosen for this anthology were originally published between January 2013 and January 2014"--Foreword. Includes a list of other distinguished stories of 2013 (p. [368]-371) Includes editorial addresses of American and Canadian magazines publishing short stories. Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Mr. Voice / Jess Walter. Fingerprint / Justin Bigos -- Happy endings / Kevin Canty -- Moving on / Diane Cook -- Bride / Julia Elliott -- The big cat / Louise Erdrich -- You'll apologize if you have to / Ben Fowlkes -- The fugue / Arna Bontemps Hemenway -- The largesse of the Sea Maiden / Denis Johnson -- M & L / Sarah Kokernot -- Jack, July / Victor Lodato -- Sh'khol / Colum McCann -- Thunderstruck -- Elizabeth McCracken -- Motherlode / Thomas McGuane -- Madame Lazarus / Maile Meloy -- Kavitha and Mustafa / Shobha Rao -- About my aunt / Joan Silber -- North / Aria Beth Sloss -- Unsafe at any speed / Laura Lee Smith -- Mr. Voice / Jess Walter.

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:

054793940X
9780547939407

LCCN:

bl2015034872

Locations:

BVPE851 -- Nevada Public Library (Nevada)

D8PD522 -- North Liberty Community Library (North Liberty)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)