The O. Henry prize stories 2003 - Laura Furman

"Widely regarded as the nation's most prestigious awards for short fiction" (The Atlantic Monthly), an exciting selection of the twenty best short stories,with brief essays from each of the three distinguished judges-David Guterson, Diane Johnson, and Jennifer Egan-on their favorite story.

Since its establishment in 1919, the O. Henry Prize stories collection has offered
an exciting selection of the best stories published in hundreds of literary magazines
every year.
Such classic works of American literature as Ernest Hemingway's The
Killers (1927); William Faulkner's Barn Burning (1939);
Carson McCuller's A Tree.
A Rock. A Cloud (1943); Shirley Jackson's The Lottery (1949); J.D. Salinger's For
Esme with Love and Squalor (1963); John Cheever's The Country Husband (1956) ; and
Flannery O'Conner's Everything that Rises Must Converge (1963) all were O. Henry
Prize stories.


An accomplished new series editor-novelist and short story writer
Laura Furman-has read more than a thousand stories to identify the 20 winners, each
one a pleasure to read today, each one a potential classic.
The
O. Henry Prize
Stories 2003 also contains brief essays from each of the three distinguished judges
on their favorite story, and comments from the prize-winning writers on what inspired
their stories. There is nothing like the ever rich, surprising, and original O. Henry
collection for enjoying the contemporary short story.

The Thing in the Forest A. S. Byatt
The Shell Collector Anthony Doerr

Burn Your Maps Robyn Jay Leff

Lush Bradford Morrow
God's Goodness Marjorie Kemper
Bleed Blue in Indonesia Adam Desnoyers
The Story Edith Pearlman
Swept Away T. Coraghessan Boyle
Meanwhile Ann Harleman

Three Days. A Month. More. Douglas Light
The High Road Joan
Silber
Election Eve Evan S. Connell
Irish Girl Tim Johnston
What Went Wrong Tim O'Brien
The American Embassy Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Kissing William Kittredge

Sacred Statues William Trevor
Two Words Molly Giles
Train
Dreams Denis Johnson