Overview
This vibrant, varied sampler of the American literary scene revels in lifeās little absurdities, captures timely personal and cultural challenges, and ultimately shares subtle insight and compassion. In āThe View from Castle Rock,ā the short story master Alice Munro imagines a fictional account of her Scottish ancestorsā emigration to Canada in 1818. Nathan Englanderās cast of young characters in āHow We Avenged the Blumsā confronts a bully dubbed āThe Anti-Semiteā to both comic and tragic ends. In āRefresh, Refresh,ā Benjamin Percy gives a forceful, heart-wrenching look at a young manās choices when his father -- along with most of the men in his small town -- is deployed to Iraq. Yiyun Liās āAfter a Lifeā reveals secrets, hidden shame, and cultural change in modern China. And in āTatooizm,ā Kevin Moffett weaves a story full of humor and humanity about a young coupleās relationship that has run its course.
Ann Patchett ābrought unprecedented enthusiasm and judiciousness [to The Best American Short Stories 2006],ā writes Katrina Kenison in her foreword, āand she is, surely, every story writerās ideal reader, eager to love, slow to fault, exquisitely attentive to the text and all that lies beneath it.ā
This book title, The Best American Short Stories 2006, ISBN: 9780618543526, by Ann Patchett, Katrina Kenison, published by HMH Books (October 11, 2006) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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