PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2010

A collection of the twenty best contemporary short stories selected by series editor Laura Furman from hundreds of literary magazines, The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2010 brings to life a dazzling array of a street orphan in Malaysia, a cowboy and his teenage bride, a Russian nanny in Manhattan, a nineteenth-century Nigerian widow, and political prisoners on a Greek island. Also included are essays from the eminent jurors on their favorite stories, observations from the winners on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazines. Them Old Cowboy SongsAnnie Proulx Clothed, Female FigureKirstin Allio The Headstrong HistorianChimamanda Ngozi Adichie Stand By MeWendell Berry Sheep May Safely GrazeJess Row Birch MemorialPreeta Samarasan VisitationBrad Watson The Woman of the HouseWilliam Trevor The BridgeDaniel Alarcón A Spoiled ManDaniyal Mueenuddin Oh, DeathJames Lasdun Fresco, ByzantineNatalie Bakopoulos The End of My Life in New YorkPeter Cameron ObitTed Sanders The LoverDamon Galgut An East Egg UpdateGeorge Bradley Into the GorgeRon Rash MicrostoriesJohn Edgar Wideman Some WomenAlice Munro Making GoodLore Segal For author interviews, photos, and more, go to www.ohenryprizestories.com A portion of the proceeds from this book will go to support the PEN Readers & Writers Literary Outreach Program.