Best American Short Stories 2019(Paperback)

Best American Short Stories 2019(Paperback)

#1 New York Times best-selling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anthony Doerr brings his'stunning sense of physical detail and gorgeous metaphors' (San Francisco Chronicle) to selecting The Best American Short Stories 2019. 'As soon as you complete a description of what a good story must be, a new

The Best American Short Stories (Boyle T. C.)(Paperback)

In his introduction to this one hundredth volume of the beloved Best American Short Stories, guest editor T. C. Boyle writes, 'The Model T gave way to the Model A and to the Ferrari and the Prius . . . modernism to postmodernism and post-postmodernism. We advance. We progress. We move on. But we

The Best American Short Stories of the Century (Updike John)(Paperback)

Since the series' inception in 1915, the annual volumes of The Best American Short Stories have launched literary careers, showcased the most compelling stories of each year, and confirmed for all time the significance of the short story in our national literature. Now THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT

Penguin Book of American Short Stories (Cochrane James)(Paperback / softback)

Includes twenty-one short stories from some of the best American writers over the last two hundred years that provide a multi-faceted portrait of a country, a people and the literature produced by this most exuberant of

The Best American Short Stories 2021 (Ward Jesmyn)(Paperback)

A collection of the year's best stories selected by celebrated two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward 'One of the most searing and singularly gifted writers working today' (Entertainment Weekly), Jesmyn Ward, selects twenty stories out of thousands that represent the best examples of the

The Best American Short Stories 2020 (Sittenfeld Curtis)(Pevná vazba)

The Best American Mystery Stories 2019 (Lethem Jonathan)(Paperback)

New York Times best-selling author of ten genre-bending novels Jonathan Lethem helms this collection of the year's best mystery short fiction. For Jonathan Lethem, 'crime stories are deep species gossip.' He writes in his introduction that 'they're fundamentally stories of power, of its exercise,

The Best American Mystery Stories 2020 (Box C. J.)(Paperback)

A collection of the year's best mystery short fiction selected by New York Times best-selling and Edgar Award-winning author C. J. Box. C. J. Box, #1 New York Times best-selling author of the hugely popular Joe Pickett series, selects the best short mystery and crime fiction of the year in this

The Best American Magazine Writing 2019 (Holt Sid)(Paperback)

The Best American Magazine Writing 2019 presents articles honored by this year's National Magazine Awards, showcasing outstanding writing that addresses urgent topics such as justice, gender, power, and violence, both at home and abroad. The anthology features remarkable reporting, including the

The Best American Short Stories 2021 (Ward Jesmyn)(Pevná vazba)

A collection of the year's best stories selected by celebrated two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward 'One of the most searing and singularly gifted writers working today' (Entertainment Weekly), Jesmyn Ward, selects twenty stories out of thousands that represent the best examples of the

The Oxford Book of American Short Stories (Carol Oates Joyce)(Paperback)

In The Oxford Book of American Short Stories, Joyce Carol Oates offers a sweeping survey of American short fiction, in a collection of nearly sixty tales that combines classic works with many different, unexpected gems, and that invites readers to explore a wealth of important pieces by women and

Best British Short Stories 2020(Paperback / softback)

Best British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover - or more accurately, by its title. This new series aims to reprint the best short stories published in the previous calendar year by British writers, whether based in the UK or

Best British Short Stories 2017(Paperback / softback)

Best British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover - or more accurately, by its title. This new series aims to reprint the best short stories published in the previous calendar year by British writers, whether based in the UK or

The Best British Short Stories 2011 (Royle Nicholas)(Paperback)

Best British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover - or more accurately, by its title. This new series aims to reprint the best short stories published in the previous calendar year by British writers, whether based in the UK or elsewhere. The editor's brief is wide ranging,

Honored Guest (Williams Joy)(Paperback)

Among the 'best American short stories of the past two decades' (The Atlantic Monthly) from one of our most acclaimed writers. In short stories 'so vibrant and alive they have heartbeats, the prose so electric and dazzling it makes the pulse race' (Vanity Fair), a masseuse breaks her rich client's

The Best American Short Stories (King Stephen)(Paperback)

In his introduction to this volume, Stephen King writes, 'Talent does more than come out; it bursts out, again and again, doing exuberant cartwheels while the band plays 'Stars and Stripes Forever' . . . Talent can't help itself; it roars along in fair weather or foul, not sparing the fireworks. It

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2019 (Adams John Joseph)(Paperback)

This omnivorous selection of stories chosen by series editor John Joseph Adams and World Fantasy Award finalist Carmen Maria Machado is a display of the most boundary-pushing, genre-blurring, stylistically singular science fiction and fantasy stories published in the last year. By sending us to

The Best Short Stories of Mark Twain (Twain Mark)(Paperback)

This unique collection of Twain's essential short stories and semiautobiographical narratives is a testament to the author's vast imagination. Featuring popular tales such as 'Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog' and 'The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg,' as well as some delightful excerpts from The

Collected Stories (Ozick Cynthia)(Paperback / softback)

Masterly collection of short stories by an American novelist at the height of her

Hawthorne's Short Stories (Hawthorne Nathaniel)(Paperback)

Twenty-four of the best short stories by one of the early masters of the form, in the definitive collection edited by acclaimed scholar Newton Arvin. Nathaniel Hawthorne was one of the greatest American writers of the nineteenth century, and some of his most powerful work was in the form of

Penguin Book of Modern British Short Stories (Bradbury Malcolm)(Paperback / softback)

A collection of the finest short stories from our best loved authors, including Samuel Beckett, Graham Greene, William Golding, Kingsley Amis, Doris Lessing, Muriel Spark, J G Ballard, William Trevor, Ian McEwan, Martin Amis, Rose Tremain, Salman Rushdie, Graham Swift and Kazuo

American Housewife (Ellis Helen)(Paperback / softback)

A collection of dark, funny short stories: Miranda July channelling

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance: The Best Stories of the American West (Johnson Dorothy)(Paperback)

The Stories of Breece d'j Pancake (Dubus Andre)(Paperback)

A collection of short stories that memorably capture American life in rural Appalachia by Breece D'J Pancake, the brilliant writer praised by Joyce Carol Oates as 'a young writer of such extraordinary gifts that one is tempted to compare his debut to Hemingway's.' Breece D'J Pancake cut short a