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Tables of Contents for The Best American Short Stories 2000
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
ix
Introduction
xiii
E. L. Doctorow
Black Elvis
1
11
Geoffrey Becker
The Story
12
11
Amy Bloom
The Beautiful Days
23
26
Michael Byers
The Ordinary Son
49
18
Ron Carlson
Call If You Need Me
67
11
Raymond Carver
Bones of the Inner Ear
78
11
Kiana Davenport
Nilda
89
9
Junot Diaz
The Gilgul of Park Avenue
98
23
Nathan Englander
The Fix
121
14
Percival Everett
Good for the Soul
135
16
Tim Gautreaux
He's at the Office
151
15
Allan Gurganus
Blind Jozef Pronek
166
16
Aleksandar Hemon
The Anointed
182
26
Kathleen Hill
The Bridegroom
208
20
Ha Jin
The Thing Around Them
228
20
Marilyn Krysl
The Third and Final Continent
248
18
Jhumpa Lahiri
Pet Fly
266
14
Walter Mosley
Brownies
280
21
Zz Packer
Allog
301
15
Edith Pearlman
People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water
316
16
Annie Proulx
Basil the Dog
332
17
Frances Sher Wood
Contributors' Notes
349
12
100 Other Distinguished Stories of 1999
361
4
Editorial Addresses of American and Canadian Magazines Publishing Short Stories
365