| Description |
xvi, 358 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
The best American series |
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Best American series.
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| Contents |
Introduction / by Salman Rushdie -- Admiral / T. C. Boyle -- The year of silence / Kevin Brockmeier -- Galatea / Karen Brown -- Man and wife / Katie Chase -- Virgins / Danielle Evans -- Closely held / Allegra Goodman -- May we be forgotten / A. M. Homes -- From the desk of Daniel Varsky / Nicole Krauss -- The king of sentences / Johnathan Lethem -- The worst you ever feel / Rebecca Makkai -- The wizard of West Orange / Steven Millhauser -- Nawabdin electrician / Daniyal Mueenuddin -- Child's play / Alice Munro -- Buying Lenin / Miroslav Penkov -- Vampires in the lemon grove / Karen Russell -- Puppy / George Saunders -- Quality of life / Christine Sneed -- Missionaries / Bradford Tice -- Straightaway / Mark Wisniewski -- Bible / Tobias Wolff. |
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Introduction / by Salman Rushdie -- Admiral / T.C. Boyle -- The year of silence / Kevin Brockmeier -- Galatea / Karen Brown -- Man and wife / Katie Chase -- Virgins / Danielle Evans -- Closely held / Allegra Goodman -- May we be forgiven / A.M. Homes -- From the desk of Daniel Varsky / Nicole Krauss -- The king of sentences / Johnathan Lethem -- The worst you ever feel / Rebecca Makkai -- The wizard of West Orange / Steven Millhauser -- Nawabdin electrician / Daniyal Mueenuddin -- Child's play / Alice Munro -- Buying Lenin / Miroslav Penkov -- Vampires in the lemon grove / Karen Russell -- Puppy / George Saunders -- Quality of life / Christine Sneed -- Missionaries / Bradford Tice -- Straightaway / Mark Wisniewski -- Bible / Tobias Wolff. |
| Subject |
Short stories, American.
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American fiction -- 21st century.
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| Added Author |
Rushdie, Salman.
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Pitlor, Heidi.
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| ISBN |
9780618788767 |
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061878876X |
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9780618788774 paperback |
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0618788778 paperback |
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