{"product_id":"the-best-american-short-stories-paperback-6","title":"The Best American Short Stories - 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\u003eHeidi Pitlor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his introduction to this one hundredth volume of the beloved \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories, \u003c\/i\u003e guest editor T. C. Boyle writes, \"The Model T gave way to the Model A and to the Ferrari and the Prius . . . modernism to postmodernism and post-postmodernism. We advance. We progress. We move on. But we are part of a tradition.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Boyle's choices of stories reflect a vibrant range of characters, from a numb wife who feels alive only in the presence of violence to a new widower coming to terms with his sudden freedom, from a missing child to a champion speedboat racer. These stories will grab hold and surprise, which according to Boyle is \"what the best fiction offers, and there was no shortage of such in this year's selections.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mulling over the question of character likability, series editor Heidi Pitlor asks, \"Did I like these characters? I very much liked reading their stories, as did T. C. Boyle.\" Here are characters who \"are living, breathing people who screw up terribly and want and need and think uneasy thoughts.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e T. C. BOYLE, guest editor, has published fifteen novels and ten collections of short stories. He won the PEN\/Faulkner Award in 1988 for his novel \u003ci\u003eWorld's End\u003c\/i\u003e and the Prix Médicis étranger for \u003ci\u003eThe Tortilla Curtain\u003c\/i\u003e in 1995, as well as the 2014 Henry David Thoreau Prize for excellence in nature writing. His most recent book is the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Harder They Come\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e HEIDI PITLOR, series editor, is a former senior editor at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. She is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Birthdays \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eand The Daylight Marriage.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his introduction to this one hundredth volume of the beloved \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories, \u003c\/i\u003e guest editor T. C. Boyle writes, The Model T gave way to the Model A and to the Ferrari and the Prius . . . modernism to postmodernism and post-postmodernism. We advance. We progress. We move on. But we are part of a tradition. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Boyle s choices of stories reflect a vibrant range of characters, from a numb wife who feels alive only in the presence of violence to a new widower coming to terms with his suddenfreedom, from a missing child to a champion speedboat racer. These stories will grab hold andsurprise, which according to Boyle is what the best fiction offers, and there was no shortage ofsuch in this year s selections. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Mulling over the question of character likability, series editor Heidi Pitlor asks, Did I like these characters? I very much liked reading their stories, as did T. C. Boyle. Here are characters who are living, breathing people who screw up terribly and want and need and think uneasy thoughts. \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Best American Series(r)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e MEGAN MAYHEW BERGMAN\u003cbr\u003e JUSTIN BIGOS\u003cbr\u003e KEVIN CANTY\u003cbr\u003e DIANE COOK\u003cbr\u003e JULIA ELLIOTT\u003cbr\u003e LOUISE ERDRICH\u003cbr\u003e BEN FOWLKES\u003cbr\u003e ARNA BONTEMPS HEMENWAY\u003cbr\u003e DENIS JOHNSON\u003cbr\u003e SARAH KOKERNOT\u003cbr\u003e VICTOR LODATO\u003cbr\u003e COLUM MCCANN\u003cbr\u003e ELIZABETH MCCRACKEN\u003cbr\u003e THOMAS MCGUANE\u003cbr\u003e MAILE MELOY\u003cbr\u003e SHOBHA RAO\u003cbr\u003e JOAN SILBER\u003cbr\u003e ARIA BETH SLOSS\u003cbr\u003e LAURA LEE SMITH\u003cbr\u003e JESS WALTER\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eT. C. BOYLE is the author of fourteen novels, including \u003ci\u003eDrop City, \u003c\/i\u003e which was a finalist for the National Book Award, and \u003ci\u003eWorld's End, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the PEN\/Faulkner Award. He has also written nine short story collections. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e HEIDI PITLOR is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Birthdays \u003c\/i\u003eand the forthcoming novel \u003ci\u003eThe Daylight Marriage.\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52520098005299,"sku":"9780547939414","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/OWJrN0V4ZXMyNXgwMEU3UEhSS3NNdz09.webp?v=1760518412","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-best-american-short-stories-paperback-6","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}