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Anchor (2010), Edition: Original, Paperback, 512 pages
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A collection of the twenty best contemporary short stories selected by series editor Laura Furman from hundreds of literary magazines, The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2010 brings to life a dazzling array of subjects: a street orphan in Malaysia, a cowboy and his teenage bride, a Russian nanny in Manhattan, a nineteenth-century Nigerian widow, and political prisoners on a Greek island. 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.
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LibraryThing member upstairsgirl
Most of these stories have appeared in other "best-of" collections covering the same time period; in particular there's a ton of overlap with Best American Short Stories 2009. Even skipping the ones I'd already read, this was a slog. The contributor's comments in the back are interesting, but the
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jurors' comments are surprisingly brief and generic-seeming to me. Maybe there really are only 30 or 35 really great short stories published in a given year, but I hate to think that, and I hate to think that if it's true, these are they. (The Adiche, Galgut, and Munro stories are exceptions; though I love Brad Watson, I think the story of his that was chosen isn't one of his better recent stories.) Show Less
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512 p.; 7.94 inches
ISBN
0307472361 / 9780307472366