Katrina Kenison écrit pour se rappeler comment elle veut vivre et qui elle veut être. Ses œuvres, souvent des mémoires intimes, explorent les saisons de la vie d'une femme, des défis de la maternité aux thèmes de la perte, de la croissance et de la recherche de sens. Kenison invite les lecteurs à ralentir, à embrasser les petites joies et à trouver le sacré dans le quotidien. Son écriture sert d'encouragement à vivre consciemment, à pratiquer la gratitude et à rechercher l'émerveillement dans les moments ordinaires.
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").
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.
This year’s Best American Short Stories is edited by the critically acclaimed and best-selling author Barbara Kingsolver, whose latest book is Prodigal Summer. Kingsolver’s selections for The Best American Short Stories 2001 showcase a wide variety of new voices and masters, such as Alice Munro, Rick Moody, Dorothy West, and John Updike. “Reading these stories was both a distraction from and an anchor to the complexities of my life — my pleasure, my companionship, my salvation. I hope they will be yours.” — Barbara Kingsolver
A compilation of twenty American short stories originally published in magazines and periodicals issued between January 2001 and January 2002, selected for inclusion by guest editor Sue Miller.
Presents a collection of stories selected from magazines in the United States and Canada.
Edited by beloved storyteller Garrison Keillor, this year's volume promises to be full of humor, surprises, and, as always, accomplished writing by new and familiar voices. The preeminent short fiction series since 1915, The Best American Short Stories is the only volume that annually offers the finest works chosen by a distinguished best-selling author.Hermit's story / Rick Bass --Sun, the moon, the stars / Junot Diaz --Mrs. Dutta writes a letter / Chitra Divakaruni --Kansas / Stephen Dobyns --Tumblers / Nathan Englander --Piano tuner / Tim Gautreaux --Uncharted heart / Melissa Hardy --The 5:22 / George Harrar --Islands / A. Hemon --Best girlfriend you never had / Pam Houston --In the kindergarten / Ha Jin --Marry the one who gets there first / Heidi Julavits --Live life king-sized / Hester Kaplan --Africans / Sheila Kohler --Interpreter of maladies / Jhumpa Lahiri --Real estate / Lorrie Moore --Save the reaper / Alice Munro --Bunchgrass edge of the world / Annie Proulx --Robbers of Karnataka / James Spencer --Good shopkeeper / Samrat Upadhyay --Rest of her life / Steve Yarbrough
Selected from U.S. and Canadian Magazines
Each fall The Best American Short Stories provides a fresh showcase for this rich and unpredictable form. Selected from an unusually wide variety of publications, John Edgar Wideman's choices for 1996 place stories from esteemed national magazines alongside those from some of the smallest and most innovative literary journals. Dazzling new work from favorite authors includes Mary Gordon's" Intertextuality," in which a sentence by Proust propels the narrator into an intricate portrait of her Irish American grandmother. From Robert Olen Butler comes the wry and warm tale" Jealous Husband Returns in Form of Parrot," in which a man learns the consequences of marital distrust. Alice Adams employs her customary finesse to contrast the stinging vulnerability of early adolescence with the burdens and pleasures of midlife. Including contributions from Joyce Carol Oates, Lynn Sharon Schwartz, Rick Bass, and an array of stunning new talent, The Best American Short Stories 1996 is a rewarding, en
Here in a single volume is the finest short fiction of the year, selected by distinguished novelist and short story writer Alice Adams. She brings together 20 outstanding works and, in her introduction, provides engaging commentary about the state of the art. Includes stories from Updike, Bass, Gordon and more.Foreword --Introduction / Alice Adams --The legend of Pig-Eye / Rick Bass --The disappeared / Charles Baxter --Love is not a pie / Amy Bloom --Tall tales from the Mekong Delta / Kate Braverman --The trip back / Robert Olen Butler --The point / Charles D'Ambrosio, Jr. --Oil and water / Millicent Dillon --Another short day in La Luz / Harriet Doerr --The custodian / Deborah Eisenberg --Separation / Mary Gordon --The body shop / Elizabeth Graver --Houdini / Siri Hustvedt --Bologoye / Mikhail Iossel --Glossolalia / David Jauss --Viva la Tropicana / Leonard Michaels --Willing / Lorrie Moore --Friend of my youth / Alice Munro --American, abroad / Joyce Carol Oates --Dog stories / Francine Prose --A sandstone farmhouse / John Updike --Contributors' notes --100 other distinguished stories of 1990 --Editorial addresses of American and Canadian magazines publishing short stories
