{"product_id":"prize-stories-1993-the-o-henry-awards-paperback","title":"Prize Stories, 1993: The O. Henry Awards - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Miller Abrahams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Widely regarded as the nation's most prestigious award for short fiction.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Established in 1918 as a memorial to the master of the short story genre, O. Henry, \u003ci\u003ePrize Stories\u003c\/i\u003e has long been recognized as the premier forum for the contemporary story. The volume for 1993 carries forth the time-honored literary tradition in 23 selections as original and varied as the current trends in short fiction. The top prize for 1993 is awarded to Thom Jones's \"The Pugilist at Rest,\" which explores the interior depths of depression through the eyes of Vietnam vet and former Marine boxing champion. Other stories in this collection include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Andrea Lee \"Winter Barley\"\u003cbr\u003e William F. Van Wert \"Shaking\"\u003cbr\u003e Joyce Carol Oates \"Goose-Girl\"\u003cbr\u003e Charles Eastman \"Yellow Flags\"\u003cbr\u003e Cornelia Nixon \"Risk\"\u003cbr\u003e Rilla Askew \"The Killing Blanket\"\u003cbr\u003e Antonya Nelson \"Dirty Words\"\u003cbr\u003e John H. Richardson \"The Pink House\"\u003cbr\u003e Diane Levenberg \"A Modern Love Story\"\u003cbr\u003e John Van Kirk \"Newark Job\" \u003cbr\u003e Alice Adams \"The Islands\"\u003cbr\u003e Stephen Dixon \"The Rare Muscovite\"\u003cbr\u003e Lorrie Moore \"Charades\"\u003cbr\u003e Kate Wheeler \"Improving My Average\"\u003cbr\u003e Peter Weltner \"The Greek Head\"\u003cbr\u003e C. E. Poverman \"The Man Who Died\"\u003cbr\u003e Jennifer Egan \"Puerto Vallarta\"\u003cbr\u003e Charles Johnson \"Kwoon\"\u003cbr\u003e Linda Svendsen \"The Edger Man\"\u003cbr\u003e Daniel Stern \"The Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka: A Story\"\u003cbr\u003e Josephine Jacobsen \"The Pier-Glass\"\u003cbr\u003e Steven Schwarz \"Madagascar\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1919, \u003cb\u003eWilliam Abrahams\u003c\/b\u003e published four successful novels and a number of poems before finding his true calling as an editor. He presided over the O. Henry Awards for more than 30 years starting in 1965. Abrahams also worked as the west coast editor of Atlantic Monthly Press and collaborated on nonfiction books with his partner, Peter Stansky. He passed away in 1998.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.13 x 8.72 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42140339175504,"sku":"9780385425322","price":28.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/c1NYWWowb2FMM3BaNUZiOFpkZ1FtQT09.webp?v=1774342267","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/prize-stories-1993-the-o-henry-awards-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}