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The Best American Short Stories 2023

By Min Jin Lee and Heidi Pitlor
Series: Best American
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The Best American Short Stories 2023, curated by Min Jin Lee and Heidi Pitlor, presents a diverse collection of the year's most compelling short fiction. These stories celebrate the arts and culture, offering readers a rich tapestry of human experiences and emotions. Each tale is crafted with attention to nuance and style, reflecting the contemporary literary landscape.
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You might enjoy this collection if you appreciate diverse narratives and a rich tapestry of voices that offer insight into contemporary American culture. This anthology, curated by renowned authors, showcases compelling stories that blend artistry with commentary on modern society, perfect for those who relish thought-provoking and beautifully crafted short fiction.

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The Best American Short Stories 2023

A collection of the year's best short stories, selected by National Book Award finalist Min Jin Lee and series editor Heidi Pitlor. Min Jin selects twenty stories out of thousands that represent the best examples of the form published the previous year.

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“Without stories, we cannot live well,” shares guest editor Min Jin Lee, describing how storytelling affects and nurtures readers. The Best American Short Stories 2023 features twenty pieces of short fiction that reflect a world full of fractured relationships, but also wondrous hope. A lifelong friendship may become a casualty of the Russia-Ukraine war. Rejected by his lover, a man seeks to reconcile with his family. Twitter users miraculously muster enough empathy to help a lost cat find a forever home. Enlightening, poignant, and undeniably human, the stories in this anthology bravely confront societal darkness and offer, in Lee’s words, “our emotional truths, restoring our sanity and providing comfort for the days ahead.”

The Best American Short Stories 2023 includes Cherline Bazile, Maya Binyam, Tom Bissell, Taryn Bowe, Da-Lin, Benjamin Ehrlich, Sara Freeman, Lauren Groff, Nathan Harris, Jared Jackson, Sana Krasikov, Danica Li, Ling Ma, Manuel Muñoz, Joanna Pearson, Souvankham Thammavongsa, Kosiso Ugwueze, Corinna Vallianatos, Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi, and Esther Yi.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780063275904

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 December 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: HarperCollins

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 284g

Pages: 336

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Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir Crime & Thriller General Fiction Heidi Pitlor Literary Fiction Min Jin Lee Non-Fiction Series: Best American

About the Author

Min Jin Lee is an author and journalist. Her debut novel, Free Food for Millionaires, was named as one of the 'Top 10 Novels of the Year' by the Times and USA Today. She wrote Pachinko whilst living in Tokyo, and now lives in New York with her family. 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.

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