O. Henry Prize Stories 2005

Name: O. Henry Prize Stories 2005
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Laura Furman

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Random House USA Inc
04 January 2005

Anthologies (non-poetry); Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Short stories

Series: The O. Henry Prize Collection

The prestigious annual story anthology includes prize-winning stories selected by Cristina Garcia, Ann Patchett, and Richard Russo.

""Widely regarded as the nation's most prestigious awards for short fiction."" -Atlantic Monthly

Continuing a century-long tradition of cutting-edge literary excellence, this edition contains twenty prizewinning stories chosen from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year.

THE WINNING STORIES-

Mudlavia

Elizabeth Stuckey-French

The Brief History of the Dead

Kevin Brockmeier

The Golden Era of Heartbreak

Michael Parker

The Hurt Man

Wendell Berry

The

Tutor

Nell Freudenberger

Fantasy for Eleven Fingers

Ben Fountain

The High Divide

Charles D'Ambrosio

Desolation

Gail Jones

A Rich Man

Edward P. Jones

Dues

Dale

Peck

Speckle Trout

Ron Rash

Sphinxes

Timothy Crouse

Grace

Paula Fox

Snowbound

Liza Ward

Tea

Nancy Reisman

Christie

Caitlin Macy

Refuge in London

Ruth Prawer

Jhabvala

The Drowned Woman

Frances De Pontes Peebles

The Card Trick

Tessa Hadley

What You Pawn I Will Redeem

Sherman Alexie

Edited by: Laura Furman
Imprint: Random House USA Inc
Edition: 2005 ed.
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 272g
ISBN: 9781400076543
ISBN 10: 1400076544
Series: The O. Henry Prize Collection
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 04 January 2005
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

LAURA FURMAN, series editor of The O. Henry Prize Stories since 2003, is the winner of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts for her fiction. The author of several books, including the story collection The Mother Who Stayed, she taught writing for many years at the University of Texas at Austin. She lives in Central Texas.