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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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      Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 20/04/2010
      ISBN13: 9780307472366, 978-0307472366
      ISBN10: 0307472361

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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 Woma

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