The Best American short stories 2018

Gay, Roxane, (editor,, writer of introduction.). Pitlor, Heidi, (editor.). Anderson, Maria (Fiction author), (author.). Brinkley, Jamel, (author.). Choi, Yoon, (author.). Cline, Emma, (author.). Elliott, Alicia, (author.). Evans, Danielle, (author.). Ferrell, Carolyn, (author.). Glaviano, Ann, 1983- (author.). Guajardo, Jacob, (author.). Henríquez, Cristina, 1977- (author.). Iskandrian, Kristen, (author.). Johnson, Jocelyn Nicole, (author.). Lyons, Matthew (Short story writer), (author.). Nayeri, Dina, 1979- (author.). Obreht, Téa, (author.). Rash, Ron, 1953- (Added Author). Silverberg, Amy, 1988- (author.). Sittenfeld, Curtis, (author.). Solomon, Rivers, (author.). Wang, Esmé Weijun, (author.).

Summary:

Presents a selection of the best works of short fiction of the past year from a variety of acclaimed sources.

Record details

ISBN: 9780544582880
ISBN: 0544582888
ISBN: 9780544582941
ISBN: 0544582942
ISBN: 9781328506672
Physical Description: xix, 322 pages ; 22 cm.
Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018.
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-318).

Formatted Contents Note:

Cougar / Maria Anderson -- A family / Jamel Brinkley -- The art of losing / Yoon Choi -- Los Angeles / Emma Cline -- Unearth / Alicia Elliott -- Boys go to Jupiter / Danielle Evans -- A history of China / Carolyn Ferrell -- Come on, Silver / Ann Glaviano -- What got into us / Jacob Guajardo -- Everything is far from here / Cristina Henríquez -- Good with boys / Kristen Iskandrian -- Control Negro / Jocelyn Nicole Johnson -- The Brothers Brujo / Matthew Lyons -- A big true / Dina Nayeri -- Items awaiting protective enclosure / Téa Obreht -- The baptism / Ron Rash -- Suburbia! / Amy Silverberg -- The prairie wife / Curtis Sittenfeld -- Whose heart I long to stop with the click of a revolver / Rivers Solomon -- What terrible thing it was / Esmé Weijun Wang.