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OverviewThe prestigious annual story anthology, now in its third year with a new guest editor format and with a new track record as a national bestseller The prestigious annual story anthology includes prize-winning stories by Jamil Jan Kochai, David Ryan, Kirstin Valdez Quade, Lisa Taddeo, Ling Ma, Catherine Lacey, and Cristina Rivera Garza. "" A standout collection . . . . Dazzling performances from some of today's most exciting writers. . . . This is one of the best fiction anthologies in years."" -Publishers Weekly starred review Continuing a century-long tradition of cutting-edge literary excellence, this year's edition contains twenty prizewinning stories chosen from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year. Guest editor Lauren Groffhas brought her own refreshing perspective to the prize, selecting stories by an engaging mix of celebrated names and emerging voices and including several stories in translation. The winning stories are accompanied by an introduction by Groff, observations from the winning writers on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazines that publish short fiction.AN ANCHOR BOOKS ORIGINAL. THE WINNING STORIES- ""Office Hours,"" by Ling Ma ""Man Mountain,"" by Catherine Lacey ""Me, Rory and Aurora,"" by Jonas Eika, translated from the Danish by Sherilyn Nicolette Hellberg ""The Complete,"" by Gabriel Smith ""The Haunting of Hajji Hotak,"" by Jamil Jan Kochai ""Wisconsin,"" by Lisa Taddeo ""Ira & the Whale,"" by Rachel B. Glaser ""The Commander's Teeth,"" by Naomi Shuyama-G mez ""The Mad People of Paris,"" Rodrigo Blanco Calder n, translated from the Spanish by Thomas Bunstead ""Snake & Submarine,"" by Shelby Kinney-Lang ""The Mother,"" by Jacob M'hango ""The Hollow,"" by 'Pemi Aguda ""Dream Man,"" by Cristina Rivera Garza, translated from the Spanish by Francisca Gonzalez-Arias ""The Locksmith,"" by Grey Wolfe LaJoie ""After Hours at the Acacia Park Pool,"" by Kirstin Valdez Quade ""Happy Is a Doing Word,"" by Arinze Ifeakandu ""Elision,"" by David Ryan ""Xif ,"" by K-Ming Chang ""Temporary Housing,"" by Kathleen Alcott ""The Blackhills,"" by Eamon McGuinness Full Product DetailsAuthor: Lauren Groff , Jenny Minton QuigleyPublisher: Random House USA Inc Imprint: Random House Inc Dimensions: Width: 13.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.325kg ISBN: 9780593470596ISBN 10: 0593470591 Pages: 432 Publication Date: 12 September 2023 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents"Foreword by Jenny Minton Quigley, series editor Introduction by Lauren Groff, guest editor “Office Hours,” by Ling Ma “Man Mountain,” by Catherine Lacey “Me, Rory and Aurora,” by Jonas Eika, translated from the Danish by Sherilyn Nicolette Hellberg “The Complete,” by Gabriel Smith “The Haunting of Hajji Hotak,"" by Jamil Jan Kochai “Wisconsin,” by Lisa Taddeo “Ira & the Whale,” by Rachel B. Glaser “The Commander’s Teeth,” by Naomi Shuyama-Gómez “The Mad People of Paris,” Rodrigo Blanco Calderón, translated from the Spanish by Thomas Bunstead “Snake & Submarine,” by Shelby Kinney-Lang “The Mother,” by Jacob M’hango “The Hollow,” by ’Pemi Aguda “Dream Man,” by Cristina Rivera Garza, translated from the Spanish by Francisca González-Arias “The Locksmith,” by Grey Wolfe LaJoie “After Hours at the Acacia Park Pool,” by Kirstin Valdez Quade “Happy Is a Doing Word,” by Arinze Ifeakandu “Elision,” by David Ryan “Xífù,” by K-Ming Chang “Temporary Housing,” by Kathleen Alcott “The Blackhills,” by Eamon McGuinness The Writers on Their Work Publisher’s Note: A Brief History of the O. Henry Prize How the Stories Are Chosen Acknowledgments Publications Submitted Permissions"Reviews"""Widely regarded as the nation's most prestigious awards for short fiction."" —The Atlantic Monthly" Author InformationLauren Groff is the author of three New York Times bestselling novels - Fates and Furies (named by Barack Obama as his favourite book of 2015), The Monsters of Templeton and Arcadia - as well as the story collection Delicate Edible Birds. She graduated from Amherst College and has an MFA in fiction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Groff's fiction has won the Pushcart Prize and the PEN/O. Henry Award, among others, and has been shortlisted for the Orange Award for New Writers and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. In 2017, she was named one of Granta's Best of Young American Novelists. Her stories have appeared in publications including The New Yorker, the Atlantic, One Story and Ploughshares, and in several of the annual The Best New American Stories anthologies. She lives in Gainesville, Florida, with her husband and two sons. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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