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Prize Stories 2001

The O. Henry Awards

Larry Dark

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English
Random House USA Inc
15 August 2001
Established early in the last century as a memorial to O. Henry, throughout its history

this annual collection has consistently offered a remarkable sampling of contemporary

short stories. Each year, stories are chosen from large and small literary magazines,

and a panel of distinguished writers is enlisted to award top prizes. The result

is a superb collection of seventeen inventive, full-bodied stories representing the

very best in American and Canadian fiction.

FIRST PRIZE

MARY SWAN

The Deep

SECOND PRIZE

DAN CHAON

Big Me

FRED G. LEEBRON

That Winter

T.CORAGHESSAN BOYLE

The Love of My Life

JOYCE CAROL OATES

The Girl with the Blackened Eye

DAVID SCHICKLER

The Smoker

ANTONYA NELSON

Female Trouble

ELIZABETH GRAVER

The Mourning Door

PICKNEY

BENEDICT

Zog-19- A Scientific Romance

RON CARLSON

At the Jim Bridger

LOUISE EDRICH

Revival Road

WILLIAM GAY

The Paperhanger

DALE PECK

Bliss

MURAD KALAM

Bow Down

GEORGE SAUNDERS

Pastoralia

ANDREA BARRETT

Servants of the Map
Edited by:  
Imprint:   Random House USA Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   2001 ed.
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 25mm
Weight:   541g
ISBN:   9780385498784
ISBN 10:   0385498780
Series:   The O. Henry Prize Collection
Pages:   464
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Larry Dark is the editor of four anthologies, Literary Outtakes, The Literary Ghost, The Literary Lover, and The Literary Traveler. He lives in Montclair, New Jersey. Michael Chabon is the author, most recently, of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. He lives in northern California. Mary Gordon is the author of Final Payments, The Company of Women and most recently the biography Joan of Arc. She is a professor of English at Barnard College. Mona Simpson is the author of Off Keck Road and Anywhere But Here. She is a professor at Bard College.

Reviews for Prize Stories 2001: The O. Henry Awards

The prestigious O. Henry Awards collection proves that the American short story remains a vigorous and relevant genre in the hands of talented writers. -- The Atlanta Journal Constitution There are things here to please everyone's appetite. -- The Austin Chronicle


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