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

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 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 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

Salvage the Bones (Ward Jesmyn)(Paperback / softback)

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

Sing, Unburied, Sing - SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018 (Ward Jesmyn)(Paperback / softback)

Where the Line Bleeds (Ward Jesmyn)(Paperback / softback)

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 Short Stories 2021: The O. Henry Prize Winners (Adichie Chimamanda Ngozi)(Paperback)

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

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

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

Sing, Unburied, Sing (Ward Jesmyn)(Paperback)

WINNER of the NATIONAL BOOK AWARD and A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A finalist for the Kirkus Prize, Andrew Carnegie Medal, Aspen Words Literary Prize, and a New York Times bestseller, this majestic, stirring,

Best Crime Stories of the Year: 2021(Pevná vazba)

Selected by #1 bestselling author Lee Child: the twenty finest short stories of

The Best American Poetry 2021 (Lehman David)(Paperback)

The 2021 edition of the leading collection of contemporary American poetry is guest edited by the former US Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith, providing renewed proof that this is 'a 'best' anthology that really lives up to its title' (Chicago Tribune). Since 1988, The Best American Poetry series has

Men We Reaped - A Memoir (Ward Jesmyn)(Paperback / softback)

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,

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

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

BBC National Short Story Award 2021 (Smyth Richard)(Paperback / softback)

The stories shortlisted for the 2021 BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University take place in liminal spaces - their characters find themselves in transit, travelling along flight paths, train lines and roads, or in moments where new opportunities or directions suddenly seem

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

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