The Prize Stories 1997 - The O. Henry Awards

Informationen zum Autor Larry Dark Klappentext Established in 1918 as a memorial to O. Henry! this annual literary tradition has presented a remarkable offering of stories over its 82-year history. O. Henry first-prize winners have included Dorothy Parker! William Faulkner! Truman Capote! John Cheever! John Updike! and Cynthia Ozick as well as some lesser-known writers such as Alison Baker and Cornelia Nixon. Many talented writers who were known when first chosen for an O. Henry Award later went on to become seminal voices of contemporary fiction. Representative of the very best in contemporary American and Canadian fiction! these are varied! full-bodied! fictional creations brimming with life -- proof of the continuing strength and variety of the short story. Zusammenfassung Established in 1918 as a memorial to O. Henry! this annual literary tradition has presented a remarkable offering of stories over its 76-year history. O. Henry first-prize winners have included Dorothy Parker! William Faulkner! Truman Capote! John Cheever! John Updike! and Cynthia Ozick as well as some lesser know writers such as Alison Baker and Cornelia Nixon. Many talented writers who were unknown when first chosen for an O. Henry Award later went on to become seminal voices of contemporary American fiction. Representative of the very best in contemporary American fiction! these are varied! full-bodied fictional creations brimming with life--proof of the continuing strength and variety of the American short story.

Product details

• Authors: Larry Dark
• Assisted by: Larry Dark (Editor)
• Publisher: Anchor Books USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.09.1997
• EAN: 9780385483612
• ISBN: 978-0-385-48361-2
• No. of pages: 500
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 25 mm
• Series: The O. Henry Prize Collection; The O. Henry Prize Collection
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature