The best American short stories 2010 : selected from U.S. and Canadian magazines / by Richard Russo with Heidi Pitlor ; with an introduction by Richard Russo.
Edited by the award-winning, best-selling author Richard Russo, this year's collection boasts a satisfying "chorus of twenty stories that are by turns playful, ironic, somber, and meditative" (Wall Street Journal). With the masterful Russo picking the best of the best, America's oldest and best-selling story anthology is sure to be of "enduring quality" (Chicago Tribune) this year.
Record details
- ISBN: 0547055285
- ISBN: 0547055323
- ISBN: 9780547055282
- ISBN: 9780547055329
- Physical Description: xix, 421 pages ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "Mariner Books."
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction / Richard Russo -- Donkey greedy, donkey gets punched / Steve Almond -- Into silence / Marlin Barton -- Cousins / Charles Baxter -- Safari / Jennifer Egan -- Someone ought to tell her there's nowhere to go / Danielle Evans -- Valetudinarian / Joshua Ferris -- Delicate edible birds / Lauren Groff -- Least resistance / Wayne Harrison -- Hollow / James Lasdun -- Painted ocean, painted ship / Rebecca Makkai -- My last attempt to explain to you what happened with the lion tamer / Brendan Mathews -- PS / Jill McCorkle -- Further interpretations of real-life events / Kevin Moffett -- Laugh / Téa Obreht -- All boy / Lori Ostlund -- Ascent / Ron Rash -- Seagull Army descends on Strong Beach / Karen Russell -- Netherlands lives with water / Jim Shepard -- Cowboy tango / Maggie Shipstead -- Raw water / Wells Tower.
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- American fiction > 21st century.
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- 3 of 3 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 0 of 0 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forsyth Central | 808.83 B 2010 (Text) | 0112524228867 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Lenoir Library | F SHORT STORIES (Text) | 50669011413284 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Watauga County Public Library | F BES (Text) | 50502011217852 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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Edited by the award-winning, best-selling author Richard Russo, this year's collection boasts a satisfying "chorus of twenty stories that are by turns playful, ironic, somber, and meditative" (Wall Street Journal). With the masterful Russo picking the best of the best, America's oldest and best-selling story anthology is sure to be of "enduring quality" (Chicago Tribune) this year.
