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The Best American Short Stories 2004 (The Best American Series) Paperback - 2004
by Kenison, Katrina; Moore, Lorrie
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The first and bestselling volume of its kind showcases the country's finest short fiction. This year's stories come handpicked by a beloved master of the form and are sure to feature more unforgettable characters and extraordinary writing.
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- Title The Best American Short Stories 2004 (The Best American Series)
- Author Kenison, Katrina; Moore, Lorrie
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: first
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 462
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin, Boston
- Date 2004-10-14
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 0618197354-3-29607762
- ISBN 9780618197354 / 0618197354
- Weight 1.24 lbs (0.56 kg)
- Dimensions 8.2 x 5.48 x 1.27 in (20.83 x 13.92 x 3.23 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Short stories, American, Short stories, Canadian
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 86642792
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Summary
Since its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. For each volume, a series editor reads pieces from hundreds of periodicals, then selects between fifty and a hundred outstanding works. That selection is pared down to twenty or so very best pieces by a guest editor who is widely recognized as a leading writer in his or her field. This unique system has helped make the Best American series the most respected -- and most popular -- of its kind.
Lorrie Moore brings her keen eye for wit and surprise to the volume, and The Best American Short Stories 2004 is an eclectic and enthralling gathering of well-known voices and talented up-and-comers. Here are stories that probe the biggest issues: ambition, gender, romance, war. Here are funny and touching and striking tales of a Spokane Indian, the estranged wife of an Iranian immigrant, an American tutor in Bombay. In her introduction Lorrie Moore writes, "The stories collected here impressed me with their depth of knowledge and feeling of character, setting, and situation . . . They spoke with amused intelligence, compassion, and dispassion."
Lorrie Moore brings her keen eye for wit and surprise to the volume, and The Best American Short Stories 2004 is an eclectic and enthralling gathering of well-known voices and talented up-and-comers. Here are stories that probe the biggest issues: ambition, gender, romance, war. Here are funny and touching and striking tales of a Spokane Indian, the estranged wife of an Iranian immigrant, an American tutor in Bombay. In her introduction Lorrie Moore writes, "The stories collected here impressed me with their depth of knowledge and feeling of character, setting, and situation . . . They spoke with amused intelligence, compassion, and dispassion."
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Citations
- Booklist, 10/15/2004, Page 388
- Kirkus Reviews, 08/15/2004, Page 769
- Publishers Weekly, 10/04/2004, Page 68
- USA Today, 11/03/2004, Page 1