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The Best Short Stories 2021: The O. Henry Prize Winners (The O. Henry Prize Collection)

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The Best Short Stories 2021: The O. Henry Prize Winners (The O. Henry Prize Collection)

The Best Short Stories 2021

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Twenty prizewinning stories selected from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year--continuing the O. Henry Prize's century-long tradition of literary excellence.Now entering its second century, the prestigious annual story anthology has a new title, a new look, and a new guest editor. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has brought her own refreshing perspective to the prize, selecting stories by an engaging mix of celebrated names and young emerging voices. The winning stories are accompanied by an introduction by Adichie, observations from the winning writers on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazines that publish short fiction.Featured in this collection: Daphne Palasi Andreades - David Means - Sindya Bhanoo - Crystal Wilkinson - Alice Jolly - David Rabe - Karina Sainz Borgo (translator, Elizabeth Bryer) - Jamel Brinkley - Tessa Hadley - Adachioma Ezeano - Anthony Doerr - Tiphanie Yanique - Joan Silber - Jowhor Ile - Emma Cline - Asali Solomon - Ben Hinshaw - Caroline Albertine Minor (translator, Caroline Waight) - Jianan Qian - Sally Rooney

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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