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Prize Stories 1989: The O. Henry Awards
Contributor(s): Abrahams, William (Author)
ISBN: 038524634X     ISBN-13: 9780385246347
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
OUR PRICE:   $18.05  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: March 1989
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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.
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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
 
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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"