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Rosellen Brown (narrator),
George Plimpton (narrator),
Tim O''Brien (narrator),
Lorrie Moore (narrator) and
John Updike (editor)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Publication date
October 9, 2000
Binding
CD/Spoken Word
Edition
Unabridged
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780618093205
ISBN-10
0618093206
Dimensions
1 by 5.25 by 6 in.
Weight
0.64 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$40.00
Other format details
audio
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A collection of twenty-two important pieces of short fiction of the twentieth century includes masterworks by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jean Stafford, Bernard Malamud, Gish Jen, and E.B. White.
(view table of contents)Amazon.com description: Product Description:
John Updike has selected enduring stories from the eighty-four annual volumes of THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES, and the result is "a spectacular tapestry of fictional achievement" (Entertainment Weekly). Available for the first time on compact disc, this extraordinary collection features a wide variety of contemporary writers reading classics of the genre, along with authors reading from their own work. Containing twenty-two unabridged stories in all, the expanded audio edition includes a new story from THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 1999 to round out the century.
Editions
Hardcover
With Katrina Kenison (other contributor) |
from Houghton Mifflin (June 1, 1999)
9780618005765 | details & prices | List price $150.00
With Katrina Kenison (other contributor), Janet Silver (other contributor) |
from Houghton Mifflin (April 5, 1999)
9780395843680 | details & prices | 775 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 2.50 in. | 2.65 lbs | List price $28.00
About: A collection of fifty-five important pieces of short fiction of the twentieth century features masterworks by Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Willa Cather, F.
About: A collection of fifty-five important pieces of short fiction of the twentieth century features masterworks by Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Willa Cather, F.
Paperback
With Katrina Kenison (other contributor) |
Expanded edition from Mariner Books (April 20, 2000)
9780395843673 | details & prices | 835 pages | 6.50 × 9.25 × 1.50 in. | 2.25 lbs | List price $19.95
About: A collection of fifty-five important pieces of short fiction of the twentieth century features masterworks by Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Willa Cather, F.
About: A collection of fifty-five important pieces of short fiction of the twentieth century features masterworks by Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Willa Cather, F.
CD/Spoken Word
The price comparison is for this edition
With George Plimpton (other contributor), Lorrie Moore (other contributor), Tim O'Brien (other contributor), Rosellen Brown (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Houghton Mifflin (October 9, 2000)
9780618093205 | details & prices | 5.25 × 6.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.64 lbs | List price $40.00
About: A collection of twenty-two important pieces of short fiction of the twentieth century includes masterworks by F.
About: A collection of twenty-two important pieces of short fiction of the twentieth century includes masterworks by F.
Cassette/Spoken Word
With Lorrie Moore (other contributor), Tim O'Brien (other contributor), Rick Moody (other contributor), Jill McCorkle (other contributor) |
Abridged edition from Houghton Mifflin (November 11, 1999)
9780618013210 | details & prices | 3.25 × 7.25 × 1.25 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $25.00
About: For eighty-four years, the annual volumes of The Best American Short Stories have launched literary careers and showcased the most compelling stories of each year.
About: For eighty-four years, the annual volumes of The Best American Short Stories have launched literary careers and showcased the most compelling stories of each year.
Prebinding
from Turtleback Books (April 1, 2000); titled "Best American Short Stories of the Century"
9781417711383 | details & prices | 6.25 × 9.25 × 2.50 in. | 2.55 lbs | List price $33.05
About: A collection of fifty-five important pieces of short fiction of the twentieth century features masterworks by Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Willa Cather, F.
About: A collection of fifty-five important pieces of short fiction of the twentieth century features masterworks by Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Willa Cather, F.
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