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The Best American Short Stories 2022

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The Best American Short Stories 2022, edited by Heidi Pitlor and Andrew Sean Greer, is a curated anthology showcasing a diverse collection of short stories by contemporary authors. Each piece explores themes of identity, culture, and human experience, offering vivid narratives and resonant insights. The volume reflects a rich tapestry of voices, highlighting the intricacies of life and the power of storytelling in today's world.
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You might enjoy this collection if you appreciate discovering diverse voices and captivating storytelling across a wide array of themes. Curated by esteemed authors, this anthology brings together a remarkable range of short stories, offering readers a rich tapestry of contemporary American literature. Whether you delight in exploring different human experiences or are simply a fan of the short story form, this book offers intriguing and memorable narratives.

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The Best American Short Stories 2022

"Featuring guest editor contributions by the author of 'Less,' the latest edition of the respected literary annual collects twenty top-selected short stories from the previous year"

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A collection of the year’s best short stories, selected by Pulitzer Prize winner Andrew Sean Greer and series editor Heidi Pitlor.

Andrew Sean Greer, an exceptionally lovely writer, capable of mingling humour with sharp poignancy (Washington Post), selects twenty stories out of thousands that represent the best examples of the form published the previous year.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780358724407

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 November 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: HarperCollins

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 145.0mm

Height: 220.0mm

Weight: 392g

Pages: 352

About the Author

Heidi Pitlor is a former senior editor at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and has been the series editor for The Best American Short Stories since 2007. She is the author of the novels The Birthdays, The Daylight Marriage, and Impersonation. Andrew Sean Greer is the Pulitzer Prize winning author of six works of fiction, including the bestsellers The Confessions of Max Tivoli and Less. Greer has taught at a number of universities, including the Iowa Writers Workshop, been a TODAY show pick, a New York Public Library Cullman Center Fellow, a judge for the National Book Award, and a winner of the California Book Award and the New York Public Library Young Lions Award. He is the recipient of a NEA grant , a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. He lives in San Francisco.

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