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Prize Stories 1996 : The O. Henry Awards by William Abrahams (1996, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-100385481829

ISBN-139780385481823

eBay Product ID (ePID)142579

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Book TitlePrize Stories 1996 : Theo. Henry Awards

Number of Pages400 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAnthologies (Multiple Authors)

Publication Year1996

GenreFiction

AuthorWilliam Abrahams

Book SeriesTheo. Henry Prize Collection

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight18.4 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

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SynopsisFor the past three decades, William Abrahams hasselected the O. Henry Award winners. Building ona tradition that spans over three quarters of acentury, The O. Henry Awards has been "widelyregarded as the nation's most prestigious awardsfor short fiction" ( The AtlanticMonthly ). Every year, Abrahams has chosen adiverse group of stories and writers to creat acollection that includes perennial favorites as wellas an increasing number of lesser known writers,many of whom have gone on to become seminal voicesin current American fiction. PrizeStories 1996 is both William Abrahams'sthirtieth anniversary as Editor of this landmarkcollection and his last, which gives this collection aspecial resonance. The twenty or more storiesselected for this honor each yhear are culled from abroad range of American magazines both large andsmall, offering the reader the full sweep and varietyof today's fiction. As in previous years, Prize Stories 1996 concludes with acontributors' notes section including comments by thewriters on the inspirations behind their stories,providing readers with a unique entree into thewriters' creative processes. Representing theexcellence of contemporary fiction writing, these storiesdemonstrate the continuing strenghth and vitalityof the American short story., For the past three decades, William Abrahams has selected the O. Henry Award winners. Building on a tradition that spans over three quarters of a century, The O. Henry Awards has been "widely regarded as the nation's most prestigious awards for short fiction" ( The Atlantic Monthly ). Every year, Abrahams has chosen a diverse group of stories and writers to creat a collection that includes perennial favorites as well as an increasing number of lesser known writers, many of whom have gone on to become seminal voices in current American fiction. Prize Stories 1996 is both William Abrahams's thirtieth anniversary as Editor of this landmark collection and his last, which gives this collection a special resonance. The twenty or more stories selected for this honor each yhear are culled from a broad range of American magazines both large and small, offering the reader the full sweep and variety of today's fiction. As in previous years, Prize Stories 1996 concludes with a contributors' notes section including comments by the writers on the inspirations behind their stories, providing readers with a unique entr e into the writers' creative processes. Representing the excellence of contemporary fiction writing, these stories demonstrate the continuing strenghth and vitality of the American short story.