The PEN / O Henry Prize Stories 2010 Author:Laura Furman (Editor) A collection of the twenty best contemporary short stories selected by series editor Laura Furman from hundreds of literary magazines, The PEN / O. Henry Prize Stories 2010 brings to life a dazzling array of subjects: a street orphan in Malaysia, a cowboy and his teenage bride, a Russian nanny in Manhattan, a nineteenth-century Nigerian w... more »idow, and political prisoners on a Greek island. Also included are essays from the eminent jurors on their favorite stories, observations from the winners on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazines.
Introduction / Laura Furman, series editor --
Them old cowboy songs / Annie Proulx --
Clothed, female figure / Kirstin Allio --
The headstrong historian / Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie --