The O. Henry Prize Stories 2018

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Twenty unforgettable stories-the best of the year-by celebrated writers as well as new and emerging voices. An Anchor Books Original. The O. Henry Prize Stories 2018 contains twenty prize-winning stories chosen from thousands published in literary magazines over the previous year. The winning stories evoke lives both near and distant, in settings ranging from Afghanistan and Paraguay to Japan and Ireland, and feature an engaging array of characters, including a tale-spinning Chinese grandmother, disaffected teenagers, a deaf and blind man, an atomic test victim, and a medium who bears witness for the wronged dead. The uniformly breathtaking stories are accompanied by essays from the eminent jurors on their favorites, observations from the winning writers on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazines.

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"Widely regarded as the nation's most prestigious awards for short fiction." --The Atlantic Monthly

"This years twentyO. Henry Prize Storiesplace the poetic qualities of the short story on full display." --The New Criterion

"The latest installment of the storied short fiction prize volume . . . [is] astrong collection of first-rate work without a false note. Essential for students of the form." --Kirkus Reviews

Author Bio

Laura Furman, series editor ofThe O. Henry Prize Storiessince 2003, is the winner of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts for her fiction. The author of several books, including the story collectionThe Mother Who Stayed, she taught writing for many years at the University of Texas at Austin. She lives in Central Texas.