Widely regarded as the nation s most prestigious awards for short fiction. The Atlantic Monthly The O. Henry Prize Stories 1985 gathers 21 of the best short stories of the year, selected from thousands published in literary magazines. Stories include: Jane Smiley Lily (first prize, jointly awarded) Stuart Dybek Hot Ice (first prize, jointly awarded) Ann Beattie In the White Night Helen Norris The Quarry Susan Minot Lust Claude Koch Bread and Butter Questions Wright Morris Glimpse into Another Country Louise Erdrich Saint Marie ...
Widely regarded as the nation s most prestigious awards for short fiction. The Atlantic Monthly The O. Henry Prize Stories 1985 gat...
John Barth's lively, highly original collection of short pieces is a major landmark of experimental fiction. Though many of the stories gathered here were published separately, there are several themes common to them all, giving them new meaning in the context of this collection. As the characters search, each in his own way, for their purpose and the meaning of their existence, Lost in the Funhouse takes on a hiliarious, often moving significance.
John Barth's lively, highly original collection of short pieces is a major landmark of experimental fiction. Though many of the stories gathered here ...
