The O. Henry Prize Stories 2015 - The O. Henry Prize Collection 2015 Ed. edition

Marc Notes: Since its establishment in 1919, the 'O. Henry Prize Stories' collection has offered a selection of the best stories published in hundreds of literary magazines every year. Series editor Laura Furman has read more than a thousand stories to identify the 20 winners. Review Quotes: "Widely regarded as the nation's most prestigious awards for short fiction." " The Atlantic Monthly" Those who still cling to the promise of the short story can be glad that there is still someone willing to do the heavy lifting. " Los Angeles Times""""Biographical Note: 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 seven books, includingher 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: Laura Furman, Introduction Percival Everett, Finding Billy White Feather, "Virginia Quarterly Review" Lydia Davis, The Seals, "The Paris Review" Lionel Shriver, Kilifi Creek, "The New Yorker" Manuel Munoz, The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA, "Glimmer Train" Russell Banks, A Permanent Member of the Family, "Conjunctions" Dina Nayeri, A Ride Out of Phrao, "Alaska Quarterly Review" Emily Ruskovich, Owl, "One Story" Becky Hagenston, The Upside-Down World, "Subtropics" Lynn Freed, The Way Things Are Going, "Harper s Magazine" Brenda Peynado, The History of Happiness, "Cimarron Review" Naira Kuzmich, The Kingsley Drive Chorus, "Salamander" Emma Torzs, Word of Mouth, "The Threepenny Review" Christopher Merkner, Cabins, "Subtropics" Molly Antopol, My Grandmother Tells Me This Story, "Ecotone" Lynne Sharon Schwartz, The Golden Rule, "Fifth Wednesday Journal" Joan Silber, About My Aunt, "Tin House" Thomas Pierce, Ba Baboon, "The New Yorker" Elizabeth Strout, Snow Blind, "Virginia Quarterly Review" Vauhini Vara, I, Buffalo, "Tin House" Elizabeth McCracken, Birdsong from the Radio, "Zoetrope: All-Story" Reading The O. Henry Prize Stories 2015 The Jurors on Their Favorites Writing The O. Henry Prize Stories 2015 The Writers on Their Work"Publisher Marketing: "The O. Henry Prize Stories 2015" gathers twenty of the best short stories of the year, selected from thousands published in literary magazines. The winning stories span the globe from the glamorous Riviera to an Eastern European shtetl, from a Native American reservation to a tiny village in Thailand. But their characters are universally recognizable and utterly compelling, whether they are ex-pats in Africa, migrant workers crossing the Mexican border, Armenian immigrants on the rough streets of East Hollywood, or pioneers in nineteenth-century Idaho. Accompanying the stories are the editor s introduction, essays from the eminent jurors on their favorite stories, observations from the winning writers on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazines. "Finding Billy White Feather "PERCIVAL EVERETT "The Seals "LYDIA DAVIS "Kilifi Creek "LIONEL SHRIVER "The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA"MANUEL MUNOZ "A Permanent Member of the Family "RUSSELL BANKS "A Ride out of Phrao "DINA NAYERI "Owl"EMILY RUSKOVICH "The Upside-Down World "BECKY HAGENSTON "The Way Things Are Going "LYNN FREED "The History of Happiness "BRENDA PEYNADO "The Kingsley Drive Chorus "NAIRA KUZMICH "Word of Mouth "EMMA TORZS "Cabins "CHRISTOPHER MERKNER "My Grandmother Tells Me This Story "MOLLY ANTOPOL "The Golden Rule "LYNNE SHARON SCHWARTZ "About My Aunt "JOAN SILBER "Ba Baboon "THOMAS PIERCE "Snow Blind "ELIZABETH STROUT "I, Buffalo "VAUHINI VARA "Birdsong from the Radio "ELIZABETH MCCRACKEN For author interviews, photos, and more, go to www.ohenryprizestories.com""" Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2015 (EAN 9781101872314, Paperback) Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2008 pg. 260 (EAN 9780307280343, Paperback) Vanity Fair 05/01/2008 pg. 100 (EAN 9780307280343, Paperback) Library Journal 05/28/2007 (EAN 9780307276889, Paperback) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 781 (EAN 9780307276889, Paperback) Publishers Weekly 03/27/2006 pg. 57 (EAN 9781400095391, Paperback) Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2006 pg. 312 (EAN 9781400095391, Paperback) - *Starred Review Booklist 05/15/2006 pg. 25 (EAN 9781400095391, Paperback) New York Times 05/21/2006 pg. 28 (EAN 9781400095391, Paperback) Kliatt 07/01/2006 pg. 30 (EAN 9781400095391, Paperback) Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2004 pg. 976 (EAN 9781400076543, Paperback) - *Starred Review Booklist 11/15/2004 pg. 562 (EAN 9781400076543, Paperback) Ingram Advance 02/01/2005 pg. 53 (EAN 9781400076543, Paperback) Publishers Weekly 01/10/2005 pg. 39 (EAN 9781400076543, Paperback) Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2003 pg. 977 (EAN 9781400031313, Paperback) Booklist 09/01/2003 pg. 59 (EAN 9781400031313, Paperback) Publishers Weekly 10/13/2003 pg. 58 (EAN 9781400031313, Paperback) Kliatt 01/01/2004 pg. 26 (EAN 9781400031313, Paperback) Entertainment Weekly 09/05/2014 pg. 69 (EAN 9780345807311, Paperback) Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2014 (EAN 9780345807311, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Furman, Laura Laura Furman was born in New York, and educated in New York City public schools and at Bennington College. Her first story appeared in "The New Yorker" in 1976, and since then her work has been published in many magazines, including "Yale Review, ""Southwest Review, Ploughshares, American Scholar, ""Preservation, House & Garden, " and other magazines. Her books include three collections of short stories", "two novels, ""and a memoir. She is the recipient of fellowships from the New York State Council on the Arts, the Dobie Paisano Project, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts. She has received grants in residency at Yaddo in Saratoga Springs, N. Y., and in 2009 she was a visiting artist at the American Academy in Rome. She taught for many years in the Department of English at the University of Texas at Austin. Series editor of "The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories "since 2002, Furman selects the twenty winning stories each year. She lives in Central Texas.""