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 widow, 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. -Them Old Cowboy Songs - Annie Proulx -Clothed, Female Figure- Kirstin Allio -The Headstrong Historian - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie -Stand By Me - Wendell Berry -Sheep May Safely Graze- Jess Row -Birch Memorial - Preeta Samarasan -Visitation- Brad Watson -The Woman of the House - William Trevor -The Bridge - Daniel AlarcOn -A Spoiled Man- Daniyal Mueenuddin -Oh, Death- James Lasdun -Fresco, Byzantine - Natalie Bakopoulos -The End of My Life in New York- Peter Cameron -Obit- Ted Sanders -The Lover - Damon Galgut -An East Egg Update - George Bradley -Into the Gorge- Ron Rash -Microstories- John Edgar Wideman -Some Women - Alice Munro -Making Good- Lore Segal For author interviews, photos, and more, go to www.ohenryprizestories.com - - A portion of the proceeds from this book will go to support the PEN Readers - Writers Literary Outreach Program.
