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Appartient à la sérieO. Henry Prize Stories (1994)
A collection of the best American short stories published in 1993 and 1994. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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That may explain my reaction to this collection, since I did not find most of the stories worthy of any particular note. They certainly did not rank with the best stories I've read over the years.
I found one stand-out in the collection of 21 stories, that being Elizabeth Oneness' "The Oracle". Four others were also worthy of note, those being "Landing Zone X-ray" (by Thomas Kennedy), "Marine Corps Issue" (by David McLean, "Games" (by Terry Baine), and "Terrific Mother" (by Lorrie Moore). The first and second prize winners I judged as only 1* and 2* on a five star scale. Tastes differ, no doubt.
Listed below are the 21 stories included, along with their authors and my ratings (on a 5* scale).
Alison Baker “Better Be Ready ‘Bout Half Past Eight” (first prize) (1*)
John Rolfe Gardiner “The Voyage Out” (second prize) (2*)
Lorrie Moore “Terrific Mother” (third prize) (3*)
Stuart Dybek “We Didn’t” (2*)
Marlin Barton “Jeremiah’s Road” (2*)
Kelly Cherry “Not the Phil Donahue Show” (1*)
Elizabeth Cox “The Third of July” (2*)
Terry Bain “Games” (3*)
Amy Bloom “Semper Fidelis” (3*)
Michael Fox “Rise and Shine” (1*)
David McLean “Marine Corps Issue” (3*)
Elizabeth Graver “The Boy Who Fell Forty Feet” (1*)
Susan Starr Richards “The Hanging in the Foaling Barn” (1*)
Janice Eidus “Pandora’s Box” (1*)
Judith Ortiz Cofer “Nada”
Mary Tannen “Elaine’s House”
Dennis Trudell “Gook” (2*)
Helen Fremont “Where She Was” (1*)
Elizabeth Oness “The Oracle” (4*)
Katherine L. Hester “Labor”
Thomas E. Kennedy “Landing Zone X-Ray” (3*) ( )