Best Short Stories, Paperback - O. Henry

Reducere. William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), better known as O. Henry, led a life similar to those of his own fictional characters. Convicted of embezzlement...

Reducere. O. Henry was an Amercian writer who was a master of the short story genre. His stories were known for their wit, wordplay, and for having an unexpe...

The Best Short Stories 2021: The O. Henry Prize Winners--continuing a century-long tradition of cutting-edge literary excellence--contains twenty p...

Reducere. With the same grace and lyrical precision that distinguish his vibrant short stories, James McPherson surveys the emotional upheaval of his last tw...

Reducere. This captivating novel shimmers with dark intensity and wicked wit. In a stunning synthesis of eroticism, rage, pathos, and humor, Gaitskill's fine...

Reducere. About the Book: This anthology has 12 classical short stories from around the world. O. Henry's sentimental story "The Gift of the Magi" was first ...

Reducere. ``To buy books would be a good thing, `` observed Arthur Schopenhauer, ``if we also could buy the time to read them.`` All devoted readers long for...

Reducere. Upon its publication, Assorted Fire Events won a Los Angeles Times Book Prize, was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award, and received...

Reducere. Set largely in rural Louisiana, Tim Gautreaux's masterful debut story collection follows men and women whose ordinary lives reach a point of ruptur...

Reducere. A masterful novel set in 1920s Louisiana, The Missing is the story of Sam Simoneaux, a floorwalker at a New Orleans department store. When a little...