| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xii, 366 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 360-366). |
| Contents |
Errand / Raymond Carver -- Ocracoke island / Alice Adams -- Blessings / Andre Dubus -- The business venture / Elizabeth Spencer -- The wars of heaven / Richard Currey -- The place to be / Shirley Hazzard -- Yarrow / Joyce Carol Oates -- Dolphin dreaming / Peter LaSalle -- Rot / Joy Williams -- The gangster's ghost / Salvatore La Puma -- Bumblebees / Bobbie Ann Mason -- Cecil grounded / Richard Plant -- Honey / Ann Beattie -- Don't worry about the kids / Jay Neugeboren -- The Halfway Diner / John Sayles -- The mountain / Sheila Kohler -- Long distance / Jane Smiley -- Arcola girls / Philip F. Deaver -- The dinner party / Jonathan Baumbach -- Leaf season / John Updike. |
| Note |
Cover title: Prize stories: The O. Henry awards 1988. |
| Summary |
Short stories, American. American fiction -- 20th century. |
| Awards |
O. Henry Memorial Award, 1988. |
| Subject |
Short stories, American.
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American fiction -- 20th century.
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American fiction. (OCoLC)fst00807048
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Short stories, American. (OCoLC)fst01117064
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Short stories.
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Short stories. (OCoLC)fst01726740
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Short stories.
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| Added Author |
Abrahams, William Miller, 1919-1998.
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Adams, Alice, 1926-1999
Ocracoke Island.
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Carver, Raymond, 1938-1988.
Errand.
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Dubus, Andre, 1936-1999.
Blessings.
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Spencer, Elizabeth, 1921-2019.
Business venture.
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Currey, Richard.
Wars of heaven.
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Hazzard, Shirley, 1931-2016.
Place to be.
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Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938-
Yarrow.
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LaSalle, Peter.
Dolphin dreaming.
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Williams, Joy.
Rot.
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La Puma, Salvatore.
Gangster's ghost.
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Mason, Bobbie Ann.
Bumblebees.
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Plant, Richard.
Cecil grounded.
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Beattie, Ann.
Honey.
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Neugeboren, Jay.
Don't worry about the kids.
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Sayles, John.
Halfway diner.
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Kohler, Sheila.
Mountain.
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Smiley, Jane.
Long distance.
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Deaver, Philip F.
Arcola girls.
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Baumbach, Jonathan.
Dinner party.
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Updike, John.
Leaf season.
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| Added Title |
O. Henry awards |
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Prize stories |
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Prize stories: The O. Henry awards 1988 |
| ISBN |
0385241836 (hardcover) |
|
9780385241830 (hardcover) |
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0385241844 (paperback) |
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9780385241847 (paperback) |
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