The Pen/O. Henry Prize Stories 2012 Book
Including Stories by John Berger, Wendell Berry, Anthony
The Pen/O. Henry Prize Stories 2012: Including Stories by John Berger, Wendell Berry, Anthony Doerr, Lauren Groff, Yi
Author: Furman, Laura,Furman, LauraPublisher: Random House USA IncCategory: Contemporary Fiction, Short Story BooksBook Format: PaperbackThe PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2012 gathers twenty of the best short stories of the year, selected from thousands published in literary magazines. These remarkable stories explore the boundaries of the imagination in settings as various as an army training camp in China, the salt mines of Detroit, a divided Balkan town, and the eye of a hurricane. Also included are essays from the eminent jurors on their favorite stories, observations from the winners on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazines.
Laura Furman, series editor of The PEN/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 seven books, including her recent story collection The Mother Who Stayed, she taught writing for many years at the University of Texas at Austin. She lives in Central Texas.
Table Of Contents
Introduction by Laura Furman, Series Editor "Uncle Rock" by Dagoberto Gilb, The New Yorker "The Vandercook" by Alice Mattison, Ecotone "Leak" by Sam Ruddick, The Threepenny Review "Nothing Living Lives Alone" by Wendell Berry, The Threepenny Review "The First Wife" by Christine Sneed, New England Review "A Birth in the Woods" by Kevin Wilson, Ecotone "Naima" by Hisham Matar, The New Yorker "Mickey Mouse" by Karl Taro Greenfeld, Santa Monica Review "Things Said or Done' by Ann Packer, Zoetrope "East of the West" by Miroslav Penkov, Orion "A Brush" by John Berger, Harper’s "Kindness" by Yiyun Li, A Public Space "Phantoms" by Steven Millhauser, McSweeney’s Quarterly "Boys Town" by Jim Shepard, The New Yorker "The Hare’s Mask" by Mark Slouka, Harper’s "Eyewall" by Lauren Groff, Subtropics "Rothko Eggs" by Keith Ridgway, Zoetrope "The Deep" by Anthony Doerr, Zoetrope "The Woman Who Lived in the House" by Salvatore Scibona, A Public Space "Corrie" by Alice Munro, The New Yorker Reading The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2012 The Jurors on Their Favorites: Mary Gaitskill, Daniyal Mueenuddin, Ron Rash Writing The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2012 The Writers on Their Work Recommended Stories 2012 Publications SubmittedAbout Laura Furman
Laura Furman, series editor of The PEN/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 seven books, including her recent story collection The Mother Who Stayed, she taught writing for many years at the University of Texas at Austin. She lives in Central Texas.| SKU | BK-9780307947888 |
| Barcode # | 9780307947888 |
| Brand | Random House USA Inc |
| Artist / Author | Furman, Laura, Furman, Laura |
| Shipping Weight | 0.3400kg |
| Shipping Width | 0.130m |
| Shipping Height | 0.030m |
| Shipping Length | 0.200m |
| Assembled Length | 20.400m |
| Assembled Height | 2.700m |
| Assembled Width | 13.100m |
| Type | Paperback |
