The O. Henry Prize Stories 2005

The prestigious annual story anthology includes prize-winning stories selected by Cristina Garcia, Ann Patchett, and Richard Russo. "Widely regarded as the nation's most prestigious awards for short fiction." — Atlantic MonthlyContinuing a century-long tradition of cutting-edge literary excellence, this edition contains twenty prizewinning stories chosen from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year. THE WINNING MudlaviaElizabeth Stuckey-FrenchThe Brief History of the DeadKevin BrockmeierThe Golden Era of HeartbreakMichael ParkerThe Hurt ManWendell BerryThe TutorNell FreudenbergerFantasy for Eleven FingersBen FountainThe High DivideCharles D’AmbrosioDesolationGail JonesA Rich ManEdward P. JonesDuesDale PeckSpeckle TroutRon RashSphinxesTimothy CrouseGracePaula FoxSnowboundLiza WardTeaNancy ReismanChristieCaitlin MacyRefuge in LondonRuth Prawer JhabvalaThe Drowned WomanFrances De Pontes PeeblesThe Card TrickTessa HadleyWhat You Pawn I Will RedeemSherman Alexie