Prize Stories 1996

The O. Henry Awards

William Abrahams

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Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
01 March 1996

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Short stories

Series: The O. Henry Prize Collection

For the past three decades, William Abrahams hasselected the O. Henry Award winners. Building ona tradition that spans over three quarters of acentury, The O. Henry Awards has been ""widelyregarded as the nation's most prestigious awardsfor short fiction"" (The AtlanticMonthly). Every year, Abrahams has chosen adiverse group of stories and writers to creat acollection that includes perennial favorites as wellas an increasing number of lesser known writers,many of whom have gone on to become seminal voicesin current American fiction. PrizeStories 1996 is both William Abrahams'sthirtieth anniversary as Editor of this landmarkcollection and his last, which gives this collection aspecial resonance. The twenty or more storiesselected for this honor each yhear are culled from abroad range of American magazines both large andsmall, offering the reader the full sweep and varietyof today's fiction. As in previous years,Prize Stories 1996 concludes with acontributors' notes section including comments by thewriters on the inspirations behind their stories,providing readers with a unique entree into thewriters' creative processes. Representing theexcellence of contemporary fiction writing, these storiesdemonstrate the continuing strenghth and vitalityof the American short story.

By: William Abrahams
Imprint: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 522g
ISBN: 9780385481823
ISBN 10: 0385481829
Series: The O. Henry Prize Collection
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 01 March 1996
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Born in 1919, William Abrahams published four successful novels and a number of poems before finding his true calling as an editor. He presided over the O. Henry Awards for more than 30 years starting in 1965. Abrahams also worked as the west coast editor of Atlantic Monthly Press and collaborated on nonfiction books with his partner, Peter Stansky. He passed away in 1998.

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