| The Pushcart Book of Short Stories Contributor(s): Henderson, Bill (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1888889233 ISBN-13: 9781888889239 Publisher: Pushcart Press OUR PRICE: $31.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2002 Annotation: Since 1976, The Pushcart Prize has been "the single best measure of the state of affairs in American literature today", according to the New York Times Book Review. Many of today's celebrated short story authors received their first national recognition in the Pushcart Prize; over the years the series has tracked the development of the form, encompassing all its enthusiasms from traditional to experimental in an unsurpassed eclectic gathering. Over 500 stories from all the editions were considered for this memorable and enduring volume, and the final selections include some of the major writers of our time, almost all of them discovered in The Pushcart Prize at the start of their vocations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Anthologies (multiple Authors) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2001 126961 |
| Physical Information: 2.07" H x 6.62" W x 9.59" (2.46 lbs) 719 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Many of today's celebrated short story authors received their first national recognition in The Pushcart Prize, and over the years, the series has tracked the development of the form, encompassing all its enthusiasms from traditional to experimental in an unsurpassed eclectic gathering. This memorable and enduring volume includes some of the major writers of our time, almost all of them discovered in The Pushcart Prize at the start of their vocations. The list includes Raymond Carver, John Irving, David Kranes, Cynthia Ozick, Janet Peery, Liza Wieland, Susan Minot, Mona Simpson, Tim O'Brien, Richard Ford, Alistair MacLeod, Josip Novakovich, Ha Jin, and many more. |
Contributor Bio(s): Henderson, Bill: - "Bill Henderson is the founder and editor of the Pushcart Prize. He received the 2006 National Book Critic Circle's Lifetime Achievement Award and the Poets & Writers / Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award. He is also the author of several memoirs, including All My Dogs: A Life. The founder of the Lead Pencil Club, Henderson lives on Long Island and In Maine where he runs the Pushcart bookstore - "the world's smallest bookstore."" |