THE PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories

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. Them Old Cowboy Songs

Annie Proulx Clothed, Female Figure

Kirstin Allio The Headstrong Historian

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Stand By Me

Wendell Berry Sheep May Safely Graze

Jess Row Birch Memorial

Preeta Samarasan Visitation

Brad Watson The Woman of the House

William Trevor The Bridge

Daniel Alarc n A Spoiled Man

Daniyal Mueenuddin Oh, Death

James Lasdun Fresco, Byzantine

Natalie Bakopoulos The End of My Life in New York

Peter Cameron Obit

Ted Sanders The Lover

Damon Galgut An East Egg Update

George Bradley Into the Gorge

Ron Rash Microstories

John Edgar Wideman Some Women

Alice Munro Making Good

Lore Segal For author interviews, photos, and more, go to www.ohenryprizestories.com



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