| Description |
xix, 421 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Best American series |
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Best American series.
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| Note |
"Mariner Books"--T.p. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Richard Russo -- Donkey greedy, donkey gets punched / Steve Almond -- Into silence / Marlin Barton -- The cousins / Charles Baxter -- Safari / Jennifer Egan -- Someone ought to tell her there's nowhere to go / Danielle Evans -- The valetudinarian / Joshua Ferris -- Delicate edible birds / Lauren Groff -- Least resistance / Wayne Harrison -- The hollow / James Lasdun -- Painted ocean, painted ship / Rebecca Makkai -- My last attempt to explain to you what happened with the lion tamer / Brendan Mathews -- PS / Jill McCorkle -- Further interpretaions of real-life events / Kevin Moffett -- The laugh / Téa Obreht -- All boy / Lori Ostlund -- The ascent / Ron Rash -- The Seagull Army descends on Strong Beach / Karen Russell -- The Netherlands lives with water / Jim Shepard -- The cowboy tango / Maggie Shipstead -- Raw water / Wells Tower. |
| Subject |
Short stories, American.
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Short stories, Canadian.
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American fiction -- 21st century.
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| Added Author |
Russo, Richard, 1949-
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Pitlor, Heidi. Editor.
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| ISBN |
9780547055329 paperback |
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0547055323 paperback |
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9780547055282 |
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0547055285 |
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