PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2011 by Laura Furman

PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2011 by Laura Furman

The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2011 contains twenty unforgettable stories selected from hundreds of literary magazines. The winning tales take place in such far-flung locales as Madagascar, Nantucket, a Midwestern meth lab, Antarctica, and a post-apocalyptic England, and feature a fascinating array of characters- aging jazzmen, avalanche researchers, a South African wild child, and a mute actor in silent films. 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.

Your Fate Hurtles Down at You
Jim Shepard

Diary of an Interesting Year
Helen Simpson

Melinda
Judy Doenges

Nightblooming
Kenneth Calhoun

The Restoration of the Villa Where Tibor Kalman Once Lived
Tamas Dobozy

Ice
Lily Tuck

How to Leave Hialeah
Jennine Cap Crucet

The Junction
David Means

Pole, Pole
Susan Minot

Alamo Plaza
Brad Watson

The Black Square
Chris Adrian

Nothing of Consequence
Jane Delury

The Rules Are the Rules
Adam Foulds

The Vanishing American
Leslie Parry

Crossing
Mark Slouka

Bed Death
Lori Ostlund

Windeye
Brian Evenson

Sunshine
Lynn Freed

Never Come Back
Elizabeth Tallent

Something You Can't Live Without
Matthew Neill Null

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.

Furman, Laura: - Laura Furman was born in New York, and educated in New York City public schools and at Bennington College. Her first story appeared in The New Yorker in 1976, and since then her work has been published in many magazines, including Yale Review, Southwest Review, Ploughshares, American Scholar, Preservation, House & Garden, and other magazines. Her books include three collections of short stories, two novels, and a memoir. She is the recipient of fellowships from the New York State Council on the Arts, the Dobie Paisano Project, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts. She has received grants in residency at Yaddo in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and in 2009 she was a visiting artist at the American Academy in Rome. She taught for many years in the Department of English at the University of Texas at Austin. Series editor of The PEN/O.Henry Prize Stories since 2002, Furman selects the twenty winning stories each year. She lives in Central Texas.

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ISBN 13	9780307472373
ISBN 10	030747237X
Title	PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2011
Author	Laura Furman
Series	The O Henry Prize Collection
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2011-04-19
Number of pages	432
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