{"product_id":"prize-stories-1987-paperback","title":"Prize Stories 1987 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Abrahams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEstablished in 1918 as a memorial to the master of the short story genre, O. Henry, \u003ci\u003ePrize Stories\u003c\/i\u003e has long been recognized as the premier forum for the contemporary story. The 1987 volume carries forth the time-honored literary tradition in 20 selections as original and varied as the current trends in short fiction. The top prize for 1987 is jointly awarded to Louise Erdrich for \"Fleur\" and Joyce Johnson for \"The Children's Wing.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Other stories include: \u003cbr\u003e Robert Boswell \"The Darkness of Love\"\u003cbr\u003e Alice Adams \"Tide Pools\"\u003cbr\u003e Stuart Dybek \"Blight\"\u003cbr\u003e James Lott \"The Janeites\"\u003cbr\u003e Donald Barthelme \"Basil from Her Garden\"\u003cbr\u003e Gina Berriault \"The Island of Ven\"\u003cbr\u003e Jim Pitzen \"The Village\"\u003cbr\u003e Richard Bausch \"What Feels Like the World\"\u003cbr\u003e Millicient Dillon \"Monitor\"\u003cbr\u003e Norman Lavers \"Big Dog\"\u003cbr\u003e Robert Taylor, Jr. \"Lady of Spain\"\u003cbr\u003e Helen Norris \"The Singing Well\"\u003cbr\u003e Grace Paley \"Midrash on Happiness\"\u003cbr\u003e Lewis Horne \"Taking Care\"\u003cbr\u003e Warren Wallace \"Up Home\"\u003cbr\u003e Joyce Carol Oates \"Ancient Airs, Voices\"\u003cbr\u003e Daniel Stern \"The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud: A Story\"\u003cbr\u003e Mary Robison \"I Get By\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1919, \u003cb\u003eWilliam Abrahams\u003c\/b\u003e published four successful novels and a number of poems before finding his true calling as an editor. He presided over the O. Henry Awards for more than 30 years starting in 1965. Abrahams also worked as the west coast editor of Atlantic Monthly Press and collaborated on nonfiction books with his partner, Peter Stansky. He passed away in 1998.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 8.51 x 5.55 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52519802667315,"sku":"9780385235952","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/UnhlT2prVFdGb0xrTHJjZCtIS2crQT09.webp?v=1760511163","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/prize-stories-1987-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}