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The Best American Short Stories of the Century Paperback - 2000
by John Updike
Including one new story and an Index by author of every story that has ever appeared in the series, this new volume offers a "spectacular tapestry of fictional achievement" ("Entertainment Weekly").
Summary
Since the series' inception in 1915, the annual volumes of The Best American Short Stories have launched literary careers, showcased the most compelling stories of each year, and confirmed for all time the significance of the short story in our national literature. Now THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES OF THE CENTURY brings together the best -- fifty-six extraordinary stories that represent a century's worth of unsurpassed achievements in this quintessentially American literary genre. This expanded edition includes a new story from The Best American Short Stories 1999 to round out the century, as well as an index including every story published in the series.
Of all the writers whose work has appeared in the series, only John Updike has been represented in each of the last five decades, from his first appearance, in 1959, to his most recent, in 1998. Updike worked with coeditor Katrina Kenison to choose the finest stories from the years since 1915. The result is "extraordinary . . . A one-volume literary history of this country's immeasurable pains and near-infinite hopes" (Boston Globe).
Of all the writers whose work has appeared in the series, only John Updike has been represented in each of the last five decades, from his first appearance, in 1959, to his most recent, in 1998. Updike worked with coeditor Katrina Kenison to choose the finest stories from the years since 1915. The result is "extraordinary . . . A one-volume literary history of this country's immeasurable pains and near-infinite hopes" (Boston Globe).
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- Title The Best American Short Stories of the Century
- Author John Updike
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 864
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Mariner Books, Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- Date 2000-04-20
- ISBN 9780395843673 / 0395843677
- Weight 1.85 lbs (0.84 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6 x 2.3 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 5.84 cm)
- Ages 14 to UP years
- Grade levels 9 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Short stories, American fiction - 20th century
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00269492
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
"A treasure - a one-volume literary history of this country's immeasurable pains and near-infinite hopes." Boston Globe
"Finding wonderful stories that you don't already know is one of this collection's great pleasures... " The New York Times
"The short story - not to mention America and the twentieth century - at its best." The Wall Street Journal
"...a thrillingly energized argument for the enduring vitality of big ideas in small packages." Entertainment Weekly
"Finding wonderful stories that you don't already know is one of this collection's great pleasures... " The New York Times
"The short story - not to mention America and the twentieth century - at its best." The Wall Street Journal
"...a thrillingly energized argument for the enduring vitality of big ideas in small packages." Entertainment Weekly
Citations
- Entertainment Weekly, 05/19/2000, Page 65
- New York Times, 04/16/2000, Page 36
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