O. Henry Prize Stories 2015

Twenty unforgettable stories the best of the year by celebrated writers as well as new and emerging voices. AN ANCHOR BOOKS ORIGINAL.

The O. Henry Prize Stories 2015 contains twenty prize-winning stories chosen from thousands published in literary magazines over the previous year. The winning stories roam the world, from the glamorous beaches of the Riviera to an Eastern European shtetl during World War II, from a Native American reservation in Wyoming to a tiny village in Thailand. They feature a colorful array of characters brought vividly to life: ex-pats in Africa, migrant workers crossing the border from Mexico, Armenian immigrants on the rough streets of East Hollywood, a pioneer woman in nineteenth-century Idaho. The stories are accompanied by essays from the eminent jurors on their favorites, observations from the winning writers on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazines.