The PEN / O. Henry Prize Stories 2010 - The Best Stories of the Year

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 Alarcó;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

A portion of the proceeds from this book will go to support the PEN Readers & Writers Literary Outreach Program.

Inhaltsverzeichnis:

Introduction Laura Furman, Series Editor

Annie Proulx, "Them Old Cowboy Songs," The New Yorker
Kirstin Allio, "Clothed, Female Figure," Iowa Review
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, "The Headstrong Historian," The New Yorker
Wendell Berry, "Stand By Me," Atlantic Monthly
Jess Row, "Sheep May Safely Graze," Threepenny Review
Preeta Samarasan, "Birch Memorial," A Public Space
Brad Watson, "Visitation," The New Yorker
William Trevor, "The Woman of the House," The New Yorker
Daniel Alarcó;n, "The Bridge," Granta
Daniyal Mueenuddin, "A Spoiled Man," The New Yorker
James Lasdun, "Oh, Death," Paris Review
Natalie Bakopoulos, "Fresco, Byzantine," Tin House
Peter Cameron, "The End of My Life in New York," Subtropics
Ted Sanders, "Obit," Indiana Review
Damon Galgut, "The Lover," Paris Review
George Bradley, "An East Egg Update," Yale Review
Ron Rash, "Into the Gorge," Southern Review
John Edgar Wideman, "Microstories," Harper's Magazine
Alice Munro, "Some Women," The New Yorker
Lore Segal, "Making Good," The American Scholar

Reading The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2010
The Jurors on Their Favorites:
Junot Díaz on "A Simple Man" by Daniyal Mueenuddin
Paula Fox on "Oh, Death" by James Lasdun
Yiyun Li on "The Woman of the House" by William Trevor

Writing The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2010
The Writers on Their Work

Recommended Stories 2010

Publications Submitted

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"Widely regarded as the nation's most prestigious awards for short fiction." - The Atlantic Monthly