"Twenty prizewinning stories selected from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year-continuing the O. Henry Prize's century-long tradition of literary excellence.
""Widely regarded as the nation's most prestigious awards for short fiction."" -The Atlantic Monthly.
Now entering its second century, the prestigious annual story anthology has a new title, a new look, and a new guest editor.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichiehas brought her own refreshing perspective to the prize, selecting stories by an engaging mix of celebrated names and young emerging voices. The winning stories are accompanied by an introduction by Adichie, observations from the winning writers on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazines that publish short fiction.
Featured in this collection- Daphne Palasi Andreades . David Means . Sindya Bhanoo . Crystal Wilkinson . Alice Jolly . David Rabe . Karina Sainz Borgo (translator, Elizabeth Bryer) . Jamel Brinkley . Tessa Hadley . Adachioma Ezeano . Anthony Doerr . Tiphanie Yanique . Joan Silber . Jowhor Ile . Emma Cline . Asali Solomon . Ben Hinshaw . Caroline Albertine Minor (translator, Caroline Waight) . Jianan Qian . Sally Rooney"
By:
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,
Jenny Minton Quigley
Imprint: Random House
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 203mm,
Width: 132mm,
Weight: 367g
ISBN: 9780593311257
ISBN 10: 0593311256
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 30 November 2021
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
"Daphne Palasi Andreades “Brown Girls"" David Means “Two Nurses, Smoking"" Sindya Bhanoo “Malliga Homes"" Crystal Wilkinson “Endangered Species: Case 47401"" Alice Jolly “From Far Around They Saw Us Burn"" David Rabe “Things We Worried About When I Was Ten"" Karina Sainz Borgo, translated by Elizabeth Bryer “Scissors"" Jamel Brinkley “Witness"" Tessa Hadley “The Other One"" Adachioma Ezeano “Becoming the Baby Girl"" Anthony Doerr “The Master’s Castle"" Tiphanie Yanique “The Living Sea"" Joan Silber “Freedom from Want"" Jowhor Ile “Fisherman’s Stew"" Emma Cline “White Noise"" Asali Solomon “Delandria"" Ben Hinshaw “Antediluvian"" Caroline Albertine Minor, Translated by Caroline Waight “Grief’s Garden"" Jianan Qian “To the Dogs"" Sally Rooney “Color and Light"""
CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE grew up in Nigeria. Her work has been translated into thirty languages and has appeared in many publications, including The New Yorker, The New York Times, Granta, and Zoetrope. She is the author of the novels Purple Hibiscus (winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award); Half of a Yellow Sun (recipient of the Women's Prize for Fiction Winner of Winners award), Americanah (winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award), the story collection The Thing Around Your Neck, and the essays We Should All Be Feminists and Dear Ijeawele, both national bestsellers. A recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, she divides her time between the United States and Nigeria. JENNY MINTON QUIGLEY is the author of a memoir, The Early Birds, and editor of the anthology Lolita in the Afterlife. She lives in West Hartford, Connecticut, with her husband, sons, and dogs.
Reviews for The Best Short Stories 2021: The O. Henry Prize Winners
Widely regarded as the nation's most prestigious awards for short fiction. --The Atlantic Monthly
