The Best Short Stories 2021
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The Best Short Stories 2021 by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Twenty prizewinning stories selected from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year--continuing the O. Henry Prize's century-long tradition of literary excellence."Widely regarded as the nation's most prestigious awards for short fiction." --The Atlantic Monthly.
Now entering its second century, the prestigious annual story anthology has a new title, a new look, and a new guest editor. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has brought her own refreshing perspective to the prize, selecting stories by an engaging mix of celebrated names and young emerging voices. The winning stories are accompanied by an introduction by Adichie, observations from the winning writers on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazines that publish short fiction.
Featured in this collection: Daphne Palasi Andreades * David Means * Sindya Bhanoo * Crystal Wilkinson * Alice Jolly * David Rabe * Karina Sainz Borgo (translator, Elizabeth Bryer) * Jamel Brinkley * Tessa Hadley * Adachioma Ezeano * Anthony Doerr * Tiphanie Yanique * Joan Silber * Jowhor Ile * Emma Cline * Asali Solomon * Ben Hinshaw * Caroline Albertine Minor (translator, Caroline Waight) * Jianan Qian * Sally Rooney
JENNY MINTON QUIGLEY is a writer and editor. She is the series editor for The Best Short Stories of The Year: The O. Henry Prize Winners, and the author of a memoir, The Early Birds. She is the daughter of Walter J. Minton, the storied former president and publisher of G. P. Putnam's Sons, who first dared to publish Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov in the United States in 1958. A former book editor at several Random House imprints, Minton Quigley lives in West Hartford, Connecticut, with her husband, sons, and dogs.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780593311257 |
| ISBN 10 | 0593311256 |
| Title | The Best Short Stories 2021 |
| Author | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie |
| Series | O Henry Prize Collection |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2021-09-14 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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