| Prize Stories 1989: The O. Henry Awards Contributor(s): Abrahams, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 038524634X ISBN-13: 9780385246347 Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $18.05 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 1989 Annotation: Established in 1918 as a memorial to O. Henry, this annual literary traditionpresents stories selected from a wide range of publications, large and small, representative of the very best of contemporary fiction. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Anthologies (multiple Authors) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 5.57" W x 8.5" (1.14 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Widely regarded as the nation's most prestigious awards for short fiction"--The Atlantic Monthly The O. Henry Prize Stories 1989 gathers 20 of the best short stories of the year, selected from thousands published in literary magazines. Stories include: Ernest J. Finney "Peacocks" (first prize) Joyce Carol Oates "House Hunting" (second prize) Harriet Doerr "Edie: A Life" (third prize) Jean Ross "The Sky Fading Upward to Yellow: A Footnote to Literary History" Starkey Flythe, Jr. "CV10" Alice Adams "After You've Gone" Frances Sherwood "History" Banning K. Lary "Death of a Duke" T. Coraghessan Doyle "Sinking House" Catherine Petroski "The Hit" James Salter "American Express" David Foster Wallace "Here and There" Susan Minot "Ile S che" Millicent Dillon "Wrong Stories" Charles Simmons "Clandestine Acts" John Casey "Avid" Barbara Grizzuti Harrison "To Be" Rick Bass "The Watch" Ellen Herman "Unstable Ground" Charles Dickinson "Child in the Leaves" |