The O. Henry Prize stories 2017 / chosen and with an introduction by Laura Furman ; with essays by jurors David Bradley, Elizabeth McCracken, Brad Watson on the stories they admire most.

Contributor Furman, Laura, editor.

ImprintNew York : Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017.

Descriptionxxxvi, 329 pages ; 21 cm.

Note:"The best short stories of the year"--Cover.

Note:Too good to be true / Michelle Huneven -- Something for a young woman / Genevieve Plunkett -- The Buddhist / Alan Rossi -- Garments / Tahmima Anam -- Protection / Paola Peroni -- Night garden / Shruti Swamy -- A Cruelty / Kevin Barry-- Floating garden / Mary LaChapelle-- The Trusted traveler / Joseph O'Neill -- Blue dot / Keith Eisner-- Lion / Wil Weitzel-- Paddle to Canada / Heather Monley -- A Small sacrifice for an enormous happiness / Jai Chakrabarti-- The Bride and the street party / Kate Cayley -- Secret lives of the detainees / Amit Majmudar-- Glory / Lesley Nneka Arimah -- Mercedes Benz / Martha Cooley -- The Reason is because / Manual Munoz -- The Family whistle / Gerard Woodward -- Buttony / Fiona McFarlane -- Reading the O. Henry Prize Stories 2017 : The jurors on their favorites. David Bradley on "Too good to be true" by Michelle Huneven ; Elizabeth McCracken on "Secret lives of the detainees" by Amit Majmudar ; Brad Watson on "Buttony" by Fiona McFarlane -- Writing The O. Henry Prize Stories.

Note:Presents a collection of short stories judged to be the best in America and Canada for 2017, along with essays by three distinguished writers and jurors on their favorite pieces.

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