Prize Stories 1990: The O. Henry Awards (The O. Henry Prize Collection)

ISBN: 0385264992

Author: Abrahams, William

Condition: New

Widely regarded as the nations most prestigious awards for short fiction-The Atlantic MonthlyThe O. Henry Prize Stories 1990 gathers 20 of the best short stories of the year, selected from thousands published in literary magazines.Stories include:Leo E. Litwak The Eleventh Edition (first prize)Peter Matthiessen Lumumba Lives (second prize)Lore Segal The Reverse Bug (third prize)Joyce Carol Oates HeatCarolyn Osborn The GrandsJames P. Blaylock Unidentified ObjectsJane Brown Gillette Sins Against AnimalsJulie Schumacher The Private Life of Robert SchumannJoanne Greenberg Elizabeth BairdAlice Adams 1940: FallT. Coraghessan Boyle The Ape Lady in RetirementMarilyn Sides The Island of the Mapmakers WifeDavid Michael Kaplan StandMeredith Steinbach In Recent HistoryClaudia Smith Brinson Einsteins DaughterFelicia Ackerman The Forecasting GameReginald McKnight The Kind of Light That Shines on TexasBruce Fleming The Autobiography of Gertrude SteinDevon Jersild In Which John Imagines His Mind as a PondJanice Eidus Vito Loves GeraldineOne of the most welcome signs of the literary spring is the appearance of the annual O. Henry Awards collection.-Los Angeles Times