The Pushcart Book of Short Stories

SINCE 1976, The Pushcart Prize has been "the single best measure of the state of affairs in American literature today" (New York Times Book Review). Over 500 stories from all the editions were considered for this memorable and enduring volume, and the final selections include some of the major writers of our time, including Raymond Carver, John Irving, Cynthia Ozick, Susan Minot. Tim O'Brien. Richard Ford, Ha Jin, Bobbie Ann Mason, Rick Moody, and many more.