Object lessons : the Paris Review presents the art of the short story

"Twenty contemporary authors introduce twenty sterling examples of the short story from the pages of The Paris Review"--Page 4 of cover. Abstract: "Twenty contemporary authors introduce twenty sterling examples of the short story from the pages of The Paris Review"--Page 4 of cover
A New York Magazine Best Book of the Year A Huffington Post Best Book of the Year 
Twenty contemporary authors introduce twenty sterling examples of the short story from the pages of The Paris Review. What does it take to write a great short story? In Object Lessons, twenty contemporary masters of the genre answer that question, sharing favorite stories from the pages of The Paris Review. Over the course of the last half century, the Review has launched hundreds of careers while publishing some of the most inventive and best-loved stories of our time. This anthology---the first of its kind---is more than a treasury: it is an indispensable resource for writers, students, and anyone else who wants to understand fiction from a writer’s point of view. "Some chose classics. Some chose stories that were new even to us. Our hope is that this collection will be useful to young writers, and to others interested in literary technique. Most of all, it is intended for readers who are not (or are no longer) in the habit of reading short stories. We hope these object lessons will remind them how varied the form can be, how vital it remains, and how much pleasure it can give."—from the Editors’ Note WITH SELECTIONS BYDaniel Alarcón · Donald Barthelme · Ann Beattie · David Bezmozgis · Jorge Luis Borges · Jane Bowles · Ethan Canin · Raymond Carver · Evan S. Connell · Bernard Cooper · Guy Davenport · Lydia Davis · Dave Eggers · Jeffrey Eugenides · Mary Gaitskill · Thomas Glynn · Aleksandar Hemon · Amy Hempel · Mary-Beth Hughes · Denis Johnson · Jonathan Lethem · Sam Lipsyte · Ben Marcus · David Means · Leonard Michaels · Steven Millhauser · Lorrie Moore · Craig Nova · Daniel Orozco · Mary Robison · Norman Rush · James Salter · Mona Simpson · Ali Smith · Wells Tower · Dallas Wiebe · Joy Williams

A New York Magazine Best Book of the Year
A Huffington Post Best Book of the Year
Twenty contemporary authors introduce twenty sterling examples of the short story from the pages of The Paris Review.

What does it take to write a great short story? In Object Lessons, twenty contemporary masters of the genre answer that question, sharing favorite stories from the pages of The Paris Review. Over the course of the last half century, the Review has launched hundreds of careers while publishing some of the most inventive and best-loved stories of our time. This anthology---the first of its kind---is more than a treasury: it is an indispensable resource for writers, students, and anyone else who wants to understand fiction from a writer's point of view.

"Some chose classics. Some chose stories that were new even to us. Our hope is that this collection will be useful to young writers, and to others interested in literary technique. Most of all, it is intended for readers who are not (or are no longer) in the habit of reading short stories. We hope these object lessons will remind them how varied the form can be, how vital it remains, and how much pleasure it can give."—from the Editors' Note

WITH SELECTIONS BY
Daniel Alarcón · Donald Barthelme · Ann Beattie · David Bezmozgis · Jorge Luis Borges · Jane Bowles · Ethan Canin · Raymond Carver · Evan S. Connell · Bernard Cooper · Guy Davenport · Lydia Davis · Dave Eggers · Jeffrey Eugenides · Mary Gaitskill · Thomas Glynn · Aleksandar Hemon · Amy Hempel · Mary-Beth Hughes · Denis Johnson · Jonathan Lethem · Sam Lipsyte · Ben Marcus · David Means · Leonard Michaels · Steven Millhauser · Lorrie Moore · Craig Nova · Daniel Orozco · Mary Robison · Norman Rush · James Salter · Mona Simpson · Ali Smith · Wells Tower · Dallas Wiebe · Joy Williams

A New York Magazine Best Book of the Year A Huffington Post Best Book of the Year Twenty contemporary authors introduce twenty sterling examples of the short story from the pages of The Paris Review . What does it take to write a great short story? In Object Lessons , twenty contemporary masters of the genre answer that question, sharing favorite stories from the pages of The Paris Review . Over the course of the last half century, the Review has launched hundreds of careers while publishing some of the most inventive and best-loved stories of our time. This anthology—-the first of its kind—-is more than a treasury: it is an indispensable resource for writers, students, and anyone else who wants to understand fiction from a writer's point of view. "Some chose classics. Some chose stories that were new even to us. Our hope is that this collection will be useful to young writers, and to others interested in literary technique. Most of all, it is intended for readers who are not (or are no longer) in the habit of reading short stories. We hope these object lessons will remind them how varied the form can be, how vital it remains, and how much pleasure it can give."—from the Editors' Note WITH SELECTIONS BY Daniel Alarcón · Donald Barthelme · Ann Beattie · David Bezmozgis · Jorge Luis Borges · Jane Bowles · Ethan Canin · Raymond Carver · Evan S. Connell · Bernard Cooper · Guy Davenport · Lydia Davis · Dave Eggers · Jeffrey Eugenides · Mary Gaitskill · Thomas Glynn · Aleksandar Hemon · Amy Hempel · Mary-Beth Hughes · Denis Johnson · Jonathan Lethem · Sam Lipsyte · Ben Marcus · David Means · Leonard Michaels · Steven Millhauser · Lorrie Moore · Craig Nova · Daniel Orozco · Mary Robison · Norman Rush · James Salter · Mona Simpson · Ali Smith · Wells Tower · Dallas Wiebe · Joy Williams A New York Magazine Best Book of the Year A Huffington Post Best Book of the Year Twenty contemporary authors introduce twenty sterling examples of the short story from the pages of The Paris Review. What does it take to write a great short story' In Object Lessons, twenty contemporary masters of the genre answer that question, sharing favorite stories from the pages of The Paris Review. Over the course of the last half century, the Review has launched hundreds of careers while publishing some of the most inventive and best-loved stories of our time. This anthology--the first of its kind--is more than a treasury: it is an indispensable resource for writers, students, and anyone else who wants to understand fiction from a writer's point of view. "Some chose classics. Some chose stories that were new even to us. Our hope is that this collection will be useful to young writers, and to others interested in literary technique. Most of all, it is intended for readers who are not (or are no longer) in the habit of reading short stories. We hope these object lessons will remind them how varied the form can be, how vital it remains, and how much pleasure it can give."'from the Editors' Note WITH SELECTIONS BYDaniel AlarcOn ' Donald Barthelme ' Ann Beattie ' David Bezmozgis ' Jorge Luis Borges ' Jane Bowles ' Ethan Canin ' Raymond Carver ' Evan S. Connell ' Bernard Cooper ' Guy Davenport ' Lydia Davis ' Dave Eggers ' Jeffrey Eugenides ' Mary Gaitskill ' Thomas Glynn ' Aleksandar Hemon ' Amy Hempel ' Mary-Beth Hughes ' Denis Johnson ' Jonathan Lethem ' Sam Lipsyte ' Ben Marcus ' David Means ' Leonard Michaels ' Steven Millhauser ' Lorrie Moore ' Craig Nova ' Daniel Orozco ' Mary Robison ' Norman Rush ' James Salter ' Mona Simpson ' Ali Smith ' Wells Tower ' Dallas Wiebe ' Joy Williams Content: Dimmer / Joy Williams introduced by Daniel Alarcón -- Another drunk gambler / Craig Nova introduced by Ann Beattie -- City boy / Leonard Michaels introduced by David Bezmozgis -- Emmy Moore's journal / Jane Bowles introduced by Lydia Davis -- Bangkok / James Salter introduced by Dave Eggers -- Car crash while hitchhiking / Denis Johnson introduced by Jeffrey Eugenides -- Pelican song / Mary-Beth Hughes introduced by Mary Gaitskill -- Funes, the memorious / Jorge Luis Borges introduced by Aleksandar Hemon -- Old birds / Bernard Cooper introduced by Amy Hempel -- Except for the sickness I'm quite healthy now. You can believe that / Thomas Glynn introduced by Jonathan Lethem -- Likely Lake / Mary Robison introduced by Sam Lipsyte -- Several garlic tales / Donald Barthelme introduced by Ben Marcus -- Why don't you dance / Raymond Carver introduced by David Means -- The palace thief / Ethan Canin introduced by Lorrie Moore -- Flying carpets / Steven Milhauser introduced by Daniel Orozco -- Dinner at the Bank of England / Guy Davenport introduced by Norman Rush -- Lying presences / Norman Rush introduced by Mona Simpson -- Ten stories from Flaubert / Lydia Davis introduced by Ali Smith -- The beau monde of Mrs. Bridge / Evan S. Connell introduced by Wells Tower -- Night flight to Stockholm / Dallas Wiebe introduced by Joy Williams.