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The Best Short Stories 2021: The O. Henry Prize Winners

The Best Short Stories 2021: The O. Henry Prize Winners

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  • Author：Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Summary

Twenty prizewinning stories selected from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year--continuing the O。 Henry Prize's century-long tradition of literary excellence。

Now entering its second century， the prestigious annual story anthology has a new title， a new look， and a new guest editor。 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has brought her own refreshing perspective to the prize， selecting stories by an engaging mix of celebrated names and young emerging voices。 The winning stories are accompanied by an introduction by Adichie， observations from the winning writers on what inspired them， and an extensive resource list of magazines that publish short fiction。

Featured in this collection: Daphne Palasi Andreades - David Means - Sindya Bhanoo - Crystal Wilkinson - Alice Jolly - David Rabe - Karina Sainz Borgo （translator， Elizabeth Bryer） - Jamel Brinkley - Tessa Hadley - Adachioma Ezeano - Anthony Doerr - Tiphanie Yanique - Joan Silber - Jowhor Ile - Emma Cline - Asali Solomon - Ben Hinshaw - Caroline Albertine Minor （translator， Caroline Waight） - Jianan Qian - Sally Rooney

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Reviews

Mary ，

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing this eARC in exchange for an honest review。The Best Short Stories collections never fail to disappoint！ Featuring twenty stories from O。 Henry Prize winners， this year's collection deals deeply with life， love， loss， and the complexities of navigating the modern world。I'm not sure that I have much to say beyond that I really， really enjoyed this collection。 The pieces were all written at an elevated level; none of them wasted time or space， Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing this eARC in exchange for an honest review。The Best Short Stories collections never fail to disappoint！ Featuring twenty stories from O。 Henry Prize winners， this year's collection deals deeply with life， love， loss， and the complexities of navigating the modern world。I'm not sure that I have much to say beyond that I really， really enjoyed this collection。 The pieces were all written at an elevated level; none of them wasted time or space， and the characters were rich and round and the stories were beautiful and thought-provoking and heartbreaking。 They are stories that you can't just read once。 I know I will be thinking about them， and re-reading them， quite often from here on out。 。。。more

˗ˏˋ kacie ˎˊ˗ ，

Thanks Anchor Books and Netgalley for providing me with an e-arc in exchange for an honest review。 How fitting this book is for Short Story September！ I've pre-ordered a copy for myself bc it's the kind of book worth revisiting with fresh eyes from time to time。 It's so very rare that I look forward to picking up an anthology after i put it down， but this well-curated collection did it for me。 Each story brings something unique to the table， all sensible and thought provoking with the precision Thanks Anchor Books and Netgalley for providing me with an e-arc in exchange for an honest review。 How fitting this book is for Short Story September！ I've pre-ordered a copy for myself bc it's the kind of book worth revisiting with fresh eyes from time to time。 It's so very rare that I look forward to picking up an anthology after i put it down， but this well-curated collection did it for me。 Each story brings something unique to the table， all sensible and thought provoking with the precision and neatness not many short stories actually achieve。 This is a book that will make you think more than you expect it to; it challenges some of the subtle and not so subtle intricacies of humanity。 The stories vary in their topics， structures and voices; some are more disturbing than the others， some heartbreaking， some uplifting， but all more than well deserved the O。 Henry Prize with their award-winning literary craftsmanship， dark humor， and thoughtful reflections of the world within and around us。 Even the stories that didn't hit for me are interesting and bold。 My personal standout in the already very strong anthology: Malliga Homes by Sindya Bhanoo， Delandria by Asali Solomon， White Noise by Emma Cline， Color and Light by Sally Rooney， Grief’s Garden by Caroline Albertine MinorAlso would like to share some memorable quotes （sorry i forgot to jot down which story they're from）:"One where people are too busy driving to enjoy life。 Nobody has time to talk， and yet everyone is seeing a therapist。""What happens to all the one-sided desire in the world？ Does it dissipate into the air， or does it flit around from soul to soul， anxious， haunted， looking for a place to land？""I don’t have the courage to watch it again， because there you are， and I can’t bear it， and I don’t even want to try。""The first time he was a teenager， still in school。 He thought that his life was just about to start happening then。 He thought that he was poised tantalizingly on the brink， and that any day—or even any minute—the waiting would end and the real thing would begin。" 。。。more

Jennifer Caloyeras ，

There is nothing more satisfying than reading a wonderfully written short story and The Best Short。 Stories 2021 The O。 Henry Prize Winners is chalk full of them。 These authors are brave， current and bold including writers such as Daphne Palasi Andreades， David Rabe and Jowhor Ile。 As a short fiction writing instructor myself， I learned as much about the craft and possibility when it comes to writing short fiction， as well as rediscovered the humanity involved in reading fiction。 Some of these s There is nothing more satisfying than reading a wonderfully written short story and The Best Short。 Stories 2021 The O。 Henry Prize Winners is chalk full of them。 These authors are brave， current and bold including writers such as Daphne Palasi Andreades， David Rabe and Jowhor Ile。 As a short fiction writing instructor myself， I learned as much about the craft and possibility when it comes to writing short fiction， as well as rediscovered the humanity involved in reading fiction。 Some of these stories took my breath away。 These stories speak about our current times as much as they inhabit that timeless space for spectacular writers。 I will be returning to these stories again and again to ponder， be in awe and feel。 Thank you so Knopf for the advanced review copy。 。。。more

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