The Best American short stories, 1997 : selected from U.S. and Canadian magazines

A compilation of twenty-one American short stories by authors such as Cynthia Ozick, T. Coraghessan Boyle, Clyde Edgerton, and Tobias Wolff. Includes a list of one hundred additional notable stories from 1996 1997: Foreword -- Introduction / E. Annie Proulx -- Saboteur (Ha Jin) -- Under the pitons (Robert Stone) -- Bob Darling (Carolyn Cooke) -- Chez Lambert (Jonathan Franzen) -- Transactions (Michelle Cliff) -- Nobody in Hollywood (Richard Bausch) -- Save my child! (Cynthia Ozick) -- Eternal love (Karen E. Bender) -- A girl with a monkey (Leonard Michaels) -- St. martin (Lydia Davis) -- Fiesta (Junot Díaz) -- From willow temple (Donald Hall) -- Killing babies (T. Coraghessan Boyle) -- Send me to the electric chair (Clyde Edgerton) -- Missing women (June Spence) -- Air mail (Jeffrey Eugenides) -- Soon (Pam Durban) -- Shipmates down under (Michael Byers) -- Powder (Tobias Wolff) -- Search bay (Alyson Hagy) -- Little frogs in a ditch (Tim Gautreaux) -- Contributors' notes -- 100 other distinguished stories of 1996 -- Editorial addresses of American and Canadian magazines publishing short stories 381 pages A compilation of twenty-one American short stories by authors such as Cynthia Ozick, T. Coraghessan Boyle, Clyde Edgerton, and Tobias Wolff. Includes a list of one hundred additional notable stories from 1996 1997: Foreword -- Introduction / E. Annie Proulx -- Saboteur (Ha Jin) -- Under the pitons (Robert Stone) -- Bob Darling (Carolyn Cooke) -- Chez Lambert (Jonathan Franzen) -- Transactions (Michelle Cliff) -- Nobody in Hollywood (Richard Bausch) -- Save my child! (Cynthia Ozick) -- Eternal love (Karen E. Bender) -- A girl with a monkey (Leonard Michaels) -- St. martin (Lydia Davis) -- Fiesta (Junot Díaz) -- From willow temple (Donald Hall) -- Killing babies (T. Coraghessan Boyle) -- Send me to the electric chair (Clyde Edgerton) -- Missing women (June Spence) -- Air mail (Jeffrey Eugenides) -- Soon (Pam Durban) -- Shipmates down under (Michael Byers) -- Powder (Tobias Wolff) -- Search bay (Alyson Hagy) -- Little frogs in a ditch (Tim Gautreaux) -- Contributors' notes -- 100 other distinguished stories of 1996 -- Editorial addresses of American and Canadian magazines publishing short stories The preeminent short fiction series since 1915, The Best American Short Stories is the only annual that offers the finest works chosen by a distinguished best-selling guest editor. This year, E. Annie Proulx's selection includes dazzling stories by Tobias Wolff, Donald Hall, Cynthia Ozick, Robert Stone, Junot Diaz, and T. C. Boyle as well as an array of stunning new talent. In her introduction, Proulx writes that beyond their strength and vigor, these stories achieve "a certain intangible feel for the depth of human experience, not uncommonly expressed through a kind of dry humor." As ever, this year's volume surprises and rewards. 100 Distinguished Stories Citations, including How to Have Heart Disease (Without Really Trying), Jane Eaton Hamilton A compilation of twenty American short stories originally published in magazines and periodicals issued between January 2000 and January 2001, selected for inclusion by guest editor Barbara Kingsolver, with contributors' notes, and a list of one hundred additional distinguished stories of 2000 A compilation of twenty-four American short stories by authors such as Carolyn Cooke, Leonard Michaels, Clyde Edgerton, and Tobias Wolff. Includes a list of 100 additional notable stories from 1996 The acclaimed annual short fiction series - this year featuring guest editor Barbara Kingsolver - presents a collection of 2001 stories selected from magazines in the United States and Canada A collection of the best American short stories for 1997