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A collection of the twenty best contemporary short stories selected by series editor Laura Furman from hundreds of literary magazines, The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2010 brings to life a dazzling array of subjects: a street orphan in Malaysia, a cowboy and his teenage bride, a Russian nanny in Manhattan, a nineteenth-century Nigerian widow, and political prisoners on a Greek island. 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.
Them Old Cowboy Songs Annie Proulx
Clothed, Female Figure Kirstin Allio
The Headstrong Historian Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Stand By Me Wendell Berry
Sheep May Safely Graze Jess Row
Birch Memorial Preeta Samarasan
Visitation Brad Watson
The Woman of the House William Trevor
The Bridge Daniel Alarcón
A Spoiled Man Daniyal Mueenuddin
Oh, Death James Lasdun
Fresco, Byzantine Natalie Bakopoulos
The End of My Life in New York Peter Cameron
Obit Ted Sanders
The Lover Damon Galgut
An East Egg Update George Bradley
Into the Gorge Ron Rash
Microstories John Edgar Wideman
Some Women Alice Munro
Making Good Lore Segal
For author interviews, photos, and more, go to www.ohenryprizestories.com A portion of the proceeds from this book will go to support the PEN Readers & Writers Literary Outreach Program.
About the Author
Laura J. Furman (born 1945) is an American author best known for her role as series editor for the O. Henry Awards prize story collection. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, Mirabella, Ploughshares, Southwest Review.She has written three collections of stories (The Glass House, Watch Time Fly, and Drinking with the Cook), two novels (The Shadow Line and Tuxedo Park), and a memoir (Ordinary Paradise).She founded American Short Fiction, which was a three-time finalist for the National Magazine Award. She is currently Professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in writing. Most recently, she has announced that she has submitted a collection of short stories to her agent, and the subsequent collection will be her first new work to follow the release of 2001's Drinking with the Cook.
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