Prize Stories 1986: The O. Henry Awards

ISBN: 0385231563

Author: Abrahams, William

Condition: New

Widely regarded as the nations most prestigious award for short fiction.-The Atlantic MonthlyThe O. Henry Prize Stories 1986 collects 19 of the best short stories of the year, selected from thousands published in literary magazines. The 1986 winning story is Alice Walkers Kindred Spirits, which profiles a young African-American woman after her divorce from her white husband. A Special Award for Continuing Achievement is given to Joyce Carol Oates for Master Race that narrates a shocking of a sexual assault in Germany. Other stories include:Stuart Dybek Pet MilkGreg Johnson Crazy LadiesJohn LHeureux The ComedianJoyce R. Kornblatt OfferingsWard Just The Costa Brava, 1959Peter Meinke Uncle George and Uncle StefanBobbie Anne Mason Big Bertha StoriesMerrill Joan Gerber I Dont Believe ThisGordon Lish ResurrectionPeter Cameron Excerpts from Swan LakeAlice Adams Mollys DogDeborah Eisenberg Transaction in a Foreign CurrencyAnthony DiFranco The Garden of RedemptionJeanne Wilmot Dirt AngelElizabeth Spencer The CousinsIrvin Faust The Year of the Hot JockStephanie Vaughn Kid MacArthur