Selected Stories from the O. Henry Prize Stories 2002

Name: Selected Stories from the O. Henry Prize Stories 2002
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Larry Dark
ISBN: 9780739300756

Author: Larry Dark

Narrator: Various

Abridged: 7 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Random House Audio

Published: 08/27/2002

Categories: Fiction, Anthologies

Synopsis

Established early in the last century as a memorial to O. Henry, this annual collection has consistently offered a remarkable sampling of contemporary short stories. Each year stories are chosen from large and small literary magazines and a panel of distinguished writers is enlisted to award the top prizes. The result is a superb collection of inventive, full-bodied stories representing the very best in American and Canadian fiction.
Stories included are:
The Ceiling by Kevin Brockmeier
Scordatura by Mark Ray Lewis
The Butcher's Wife by Louise Erdrich
Do Not Disturb by A. M. Homes
Memento Mori by Jonathan Nolan
Charity by Richard Ford
Good Old Neon by David Foster Wallace
The O. Henry Prize Stories 2002 is available in print from Anchor Books.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Chris on April 10, 2017

The O. Henry Prize Stories 2002 Book review. (no spoilers) The O. Henry award is a yearly literary award given to 20 American short stories of merit. The O. Henry award was first given out in 1918. The award is in memory of the American writer O. Henry. O. Henry was the pen name of William Sidney Port......more

Goodreads review by Jacob on January 02, 2015

This year must have been an exceptional one for American short stories.......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on July 18, 2017

A quality, eclectic group of believably prize-winning short stories.......more

Goodreads review by Anurati on March 20, 2017

Some great finds here: The Ceiling by Kevin Brockmeier, Do Not Disturb by A.M. Homes and Good Old Neon by David Foster Wallace being my favourites. Rest of the stories read more like scenes or chapters from larger novels - lacking plot structure.......more

Goodreads review by Matt on December 18, 2008

So after my earlier enthusiastic embrace of the series, I went back and dug in, reading the edition from a couple years back and expecting the same weirdly off-the-wall magic. And what did I learn? Maybe that what I really love is the series editor Laura Furman. This year has a different series edito......more