{"product_id":"the-o-henry-prize-stories-2003-paperback-by-edited-by-laura-furman-prize-jury-jennifer-egan-david-guterson-and-diane-johnson","title":"The O. Henry Prize Stories 2003 Paperback by Edited by Laura Furman Prize Jury: Jennifer Egan, David Guterson, and Diane Johnson","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eAnchor\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2003-09-09)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e384\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781400031313\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e453.6\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e21.59 x 13.97 x 2.24\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Widely regarded as the nation’s most prestigious awards for short fiction\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e), 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe   Killers \u003c\/i\u003e(1927); William Faulkner’s \u003ci\u003eBarn Burning \u003c\/i\u003e(1939);  Carson McCuller’s \u003ci\u003eA Tree.   A Rock. A Cloud \u003c\/i\u003e(1943); Shirley Jackson’s \u003ci\u003eThe Lottery\u003c\/i\u003e (1949); J.D. Salinger’s \u003ci\u003eFor   Esme with Love and Squalor \u003c\/i\u003e(1963); John Cheever’s \u003ci\u003eThe Country Husband\u003c\/i\u003e (1956) ; and   Flannery O’Conner’s \u003ci\u003eEverything that Rises Must Converge\u003c\/i\u003e (1963) all were O. Henry   Prize stories.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.  \u003ci\u003eThe  O. Henry Prize   Stories 2003\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Thing in the Forest\u003c\/i\u003e A. S. Byatt \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Shell Collector\u003c\/i\u003e Anthony Doerr  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBurn Your Maps\u003c\/i\u003e Robyn Jay Leff    \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLush \u003c\/i\u003e Bradford Morrow \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGod’s Goodness\u003c\/i\u003e Marjorie Kemper \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBleed Blue in Indonesia\u003c\/i\u003e Adam Desnoyers \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Story\u003c\/i\u003e Edith Pearlman \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSwept Away\u003c\/i\u003e T. Coraghessan Boyle \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMeanwhile\u003c\/i\u003e Ann Harleman  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThree Days. A Month. More.\u003c\/i\u003e Douglas Light \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe High Road\u003c\/i\u003e Joan   Silber \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElection Eve\u003c\/i\u003e Evan S. Connell \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIrish Girl\u003c\/i\u003e Tim Johnston \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhat Went Wrong\u003c\/i\u003e Tim O’Brien \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe American Embassy\u003c\/i\u003e Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKissing\u003c\/i\u003e William Kittredge   \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSacred Statues\u003c\/i\u003e William Trevor \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTwo Words\u003c\/i\u003e Molly Giles\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTrain   Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e Denis Johnson\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eLAURA FURMAN's work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe   Yale Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and other magazines. She is the founding editor of the highly regarded   \u003ci\u003eAmerican Short Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e (three-time finalist for the American Magazine Award). A professor   of English at the University of Texas at Austin, she teaches in the graduate James   A. Michener Center for writers. She lives in Austin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46555457781921,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781400031313","price":21.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781400031313.jpg?v=1781788761","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-o-henry-prize-stories-2003-paperback-by-edited-by-laura-furman-prize-jury-jennifer-egan-david-guterson-and-diane-johnson","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}