Prize Stories 1991 by William Abrahams - ISBN: 9780385415132
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Award-winning stories explore life’s complexities, from family bonds to grand adventures.

Prize Stories 1991

The O. Henry Awards

$37.14

  • Paperback

    448 pages

  • Release Date

    1 March 1991

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Summary

The O. Henry Prize Stories 1991 collects 20 of the best short stories of the year, selected from thousands published in literary magazines.

“The Sandstone Farmhouse” by John Updike, which tells of a difficult relationship of a son and his mother over 50 years, takes the coveted top prize.

The other stories in this collection are:

  • Joyce Carol Oates “The Swimmers”
  • Sharon Sheehe Stark “Overland”
  • Martha Lacy Hall “The Apple-Green Triumph”
  • W…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780385415132
ISBN-10:0385415133
Author:William Abrahams
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Random House USA Inc
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:448
Release Date:1 March 1991
Weight:559g
Dimensions:25mm x 140mm x 216mm
Series:The O. Henry Prize Collection
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Prize Stories 1991 by William Abrahams - ISBN: 9780385415132
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About The Author

William Abrahams

Born in 1919, William Abrahams published four successful novels and a number of poems before finding his true calling as an editor. He presided over the O. Henry Awards for more than 30 years starting in 1965. Abrahams also worked as the west coast editor of Atlantic Monthly Press and collaborated on nonfiction books with his partner, Peter Stansky. He passed away in 1998.

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