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Best American Short Stories 1995 by Katrina Kenison (1995, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

ISBN-100395711797

ISBN-139780395711798

eBay Product ID (ePID)819459

Product Key Features

Book TitleBest American Short Stories 1995

Number of Pages396 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1995

TopicAnthologies (Multiple Authors)

GenreFiction

AuthorKatrina Kenison

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight15.2 Oz

Item Length8.3 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition20

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal813/.01/08/054

SynopsisEvery autumn, readers of short stories eagerly look forward to the chance to discover their favorite writers and new talents in The Best American Short Stories. Last year's collection marched on to bestseller lists across the country and met with acclaim from critics who declared it "a brilliant work of art." Marking the eightieth anniversary of the series, the 1995 volume portrays the stunning range of American life in all its various colors, styles, regions, and concerns. This year's guest editor, Jane Smiley, selected stories without knowing their authors' identities. Drawn to tales with "a sharp taste," she gathered a piquant sampling of new voices as well as rich works by such masters as Don DeLillo, Ellen Gilchrist, Thom Jones, Joy Williams, Stephen Dobyns, Kate Braverman, and Jamaica Kincaid. Smiley was attracted to "an element of the exotic" in the tapestry of ordinary lives, and the stories in this collection reveal the powerful dramas constantly unfolding beneath the surface