The best American short stories, 1995 : selected from U.S. and Canadian magazines
The best American short stories, 1995 : selected from U.S. and Canadian magazines
- Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1995.
- xviii, 366 pages ; 22 cm
Foreword -- Introduction / Orientation / Way down deep in the jungle / The stucco house / A night's work / Pity / Leg / The ugliest house in the world / Birthmates / The drowning / Honored guest / The behavior of the hawkweeds / Hand jive / So I guess you know what I told him / Undertow / Pagan night / First, body / The Angel Esmeralda / The artist / Chiromancy / Xuela / Contributors' notes -- 100 other distinguished stories of 1994 -- Editorial addresses of American and Canadian magazines publishing short stories. Jane Smiley -- Daniel Orozco -- Thom Jones -- Ellen Gilchrist -- Jaimy Gordon -- Avner Mandelman -- Steven Polansky -- Peter Ho Davies -- Gish Jen -- Edward J. Delaney -- Joy Williams -- Andrea Barrett -- Andrew Cozine -- Stephen Dobyns -- Jennifer C. Cornell -- Kate Braverman -- Melaine Rae Thon -- Don DeLillo -- Edward Falco -- Max Garland -- Jamaica Kincaid --
The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume's series editor selects notable works from hundreds of periodicals. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the best twenty or so pieces to publish. This unique system has made the Best American series the most respected, and most popular, of its kind.
0395711800 9780395711804 0395711797 9780395711798
1900-1999
Short stories, American.
American fiction--20th century.
Short stories, Canadian.
Canadian fiction--20th century.
PN6112 / .B45 1995
813.54
Foreword -- Introduction / Orientation / Way down deep in the jungle / The stucco house / A night's work / Pity / Leg / The ugliest house in the world / Birthmates / The drowning / Honored guest / The behavior of the hawkweeds / Hand jive / So I guess you know what I told him / Undertow / Pagan night / First, body / The Angel Esmeralda / The artist / Chiromancy / Xuela / Contributors' notes -- 100 other distinguished stories of 1994 -- Editorial addresses of American and Canadian magazines publishing short stories. Jane Smiley -- Daniel Orozco -- Thom Jones -- Ellen Gilchrist -- Jaimy Gordon -- Avner Mandelman -- Steven Polansky -- Peter Ho Davies -- Gish Jen -- Edward J. Delaney -- Joy Williams -- Andrea Barrett -- Andrew Cozine -- Stephen Dobyns -- Jennifer C. Cornell -- Kate Braverman -- Melaine Rae Thon -- Don DeLillo -- Edward Falco -- Max Garland -- Jamaica Kincaid --
The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume's series editor selects notable works from hundreds of periodicals. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the best twenty or so pieces to publish. This unique system has made the Best American series the most respected, and most popular, of its kind.
0395711800 9780395711804 0395711797 9780395711798
1900-1999
Short stories, American.
American fiction--20th century.
Short stories, Canadian.
Canadian fiction--20th century.
PN6112 / .B45 1995
813.54