The Best Short Stories 2024: The O. Henry Prize Winners - Amor Towles

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The prestigious annual story anthology, featuring prize-winning stories by Kate DiCamillo, Jess Walter, Dave Eggers, Allegra Goodman, Jai Chakrabarti, Francisco Gonzalez, and more. Continuing a century-long tradition of cutting-edge literary excellence, this year's edition contains twenty prizewinning stories chosen from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year. Guest editor Amor Towles has brought his own refreshing perspective to the prize, selecting stories by an engaging mix of celebrated names and emerging voices. The winning stories are accompanied by an introduction by Towles, observations from the winning writers on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazines that publish short fiction. THE WINNING STORIES Roy, Emma Binder \nThe Soccer Balls of Mr. Kurz, Michele Mari (translated from the Italian by Brian Robert Moore) \nOrphans, Brad Felver \nThe Home Visit, Morris Collins \nThe Import, Jai Chakrabarti \nDidi, Amber Caron \nSerranos, Francisco González \nHiding Spot, Caroline Kim \nJunior, Katherine D. Stutzman \nMy Good Friend, Juliana Leite (translated from the Portuguese by Zoë Perry) \nThe Castle of Rose Tellin, Kate DiCamillo \nRain, Colin Barrett \nMarital Problems, Robin Romm \nThe Last Grownup, Allegra Goodman \nThe Honor of Your Presence, Dave Eggers \nThe Paper Artist, E. K. Ota \nThe Room-Service Waiter, Tom Crewe \nSeeing Through Maps, Madeline ffitch \nThe Dark, Jess Walter \nMobilization, Allegra Hyde \nA diverse and glorious selection . . . a gift of imagination, wit, and wonder. The collection is filled with miniature masterpieces. . . . This must-have anthology is a treasure trove not to be missed. --Library Journal (starred review) The prestigious annual story anthology, featuring prize-winning stories by Kate DiCamillo, Jess Walter, Dave Eggers, Allegra Goodman, Jai Chakrabarti, Francisco Gonzalez, and more. Continuing a century-long tradition of cutting-edge literary excellence, this year's edition contains twenty prizewinning stories chosen from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year. Guest editor Amor Towles has brought his own refreshing perspective to the prize, selecting stories by an engaging mix of celebrated names and emerging voices. The winning stories are accompanied by an introduction by Towles, observations from the winning writers on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazine

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