| Description |
xiii, 432 pages ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
The pugilist at rest / Thom Jones -- Winter barley / Andrea Lee -- Shaking / William F. Van Wert -- Goose-girl / Joyce Carol Oates -- Yellow flags / Charles Eastman -- Risk / Cornelia Nixon -- The killing blanket / Rilla Askew -- Dirty words / Antonya Nelson -- The pink house / John H. Richardson -- A modern love story / Diane Levenberg -- Newark job / John Van Kirk -- The islands / Alice Adams -- The rare Muscovite / Stephen Dixon -- Charades / Lorrie Moore -- Improving my average / Kate Wheeler -- The Greek head / Peter Weltner -- The man who died / C.E. Poverman -- Puerto Vallarta / Jennifer Egan -- Kwoon / Charles Johnson -- The edger man / Linda Svendsen -- A hunger artist by Franz Kafka: a story / Daniel Stern -- The pier-glass / Josephine Jacobsen -- Madagascar / Steven Schwartz. |
| Summary |
A collection of the best American short stories published in 1991 and 1992. |
| Awards |
O. Henry Memorial Award, 1993. |
| Subject |
Short stories, American.
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Short stories, American. (OCoLC)fst01117064
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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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| Added Title |
O. Henry awards |
| ISBN |
0385425317 |
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9780385425315 |
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0385425325 (paperback) |
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9780385425322 (paperback) |
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