The O. Henry prize stories. 2014 / chosen and with an introduction by Laura Furman ; with essays by jurors Tash Aw, James Lasdun, Joan Silber on the stories they admire most.
Introduction / Laura van den Berg -- Writing The O. Henry prize stories 2014 : the writers on their work. Mark Haddon -- Talk / Stephen Dixon -- Valentine / Tessa Hadley -- PeĢtur / Olivia Clare -- You remember the pin mill / David Bradley -- Nemecia / Kirstin Valdez Quade -- Trust / Dylan Landis -- Old houses / Allison Alsup -- Fatherland / Halina Duraj -- West of the known / Chanelle Benz -- The women / William Trevor -- Good faith / Colleen Morrissey -- The right imaginary person / Robert Anthony Siegel -- Nero / Louise Erdrich -- A golden light / Rebecca Hirsch Garcia -- Fairness / Chinelo Okparanta -- The inheritors / Kristen Iskandrian -- Deep eddy / Michael Parker -- Oh Shenandoah / Maura Stanton -- Opa-locka / Laura van den Berg -- Reading The O. Henry prize stories 2014 : the jurors on their favorites. Tash Aw -- James Lasdun -- Joan Silber -- Writing The O. Henry prize stories 2014 : the writers on their work.
Summary:
The O. Henry Prize Stories 2014 gathers twenty of the best short stories of the year, from thousands published in literary magazines. The winning stories roam the world, from Nigeria to Venice, from an erupting volcano in Iceland to a brothel in the old Wild West. They feature a dazzling array of characters: a young American falling in love in Japan, a girl raised by snake-handling fundamentalists, an old man mourning his late wife, a fierce guard dog with a talent for escape. Accompanying the stories are the editor's introduction, essays from the eminent jurors on their favorite stories, observations from the winning writers on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list.
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