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xxiii, 343 pages ; 21 cm
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Short stories in English, one translated from the original Galician, one from the original Russian, one from the original French, and one from the original Spanish
"The annual collection of twenty O. Henry Prize-winning short stories, selected from the thousands published in periodicals in the previous year. Selected by series editor Jennifer Minton Quigley and guest editor Tommy Orange, and featuring an introduction by Orange, short essays by the twenty winning writers on what inspired them, and a directory of publications that publish short fiction"-- Provided by publisher
"Vintage original."
CONTENTS
Foreword / Jenny Minton Quigley --
Introduction / Tommy Orange --
Five bridges / Colm Tóibín -- Flowers and their meanings / Marie-Helene Bertino -- American realism / Brandon Taylor -- The hare / Ismael Ramos, translated from the Galician by Jacob Rogers -- Where are you and where is my money / Ucheoma Onwutuebe -- Love of my days / Louise Erdrich -- Stick season / Jenny Xie -- She-bear / Evgenia Nekrasova, translated from the Russian by Marianna Suleymanova -- This time and the next / Noel Quiñones -- Pretend / Mary Williams -- Case study / Weike Wang -- In̂es / Joáo Pedro Vala -- Tender / Sarah LaBrie -- Earshot / Guka Han, translated from the French by Katie Shireen Assef -- The masterclass / William Pei Shih -- Welcome to the club / Samanta Schweblin, translated from the Spanish by Megan McDowell -- Waiting, a quintet / Kimberly Blaeser -- Muscle to muscle, toe to toe / Kim Samek -- All stories / Kevin Wilson -- The ghost coat / Catherine LaceyAdditional Credits
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Tóibín, Colm, 1955- Five bridges
Bertino, Marie-Helene. Flowers and their meanings
Taylor, Brandon (Brandon L. G.). American realism
Onwutuebe, Ucheoma. Where are you and where is my money
Erdrich, Louise. Love of my days
Nekrasova, Evgenii︠a︡, 1985- She-bear
Quiñones, Noel. This time and the next
Shih, William Pei. Masterclass
Schweblin, Samanta, 1978- Welcome to the club
Blaeser, Kimberly M. Waiting, a quintet
Samek, Kim. Muscle to muscle, toe to toe
Wilson, Kevin, 1978- All stories
Lacey, Catherine, 1985- Ghost coat