{"product_id":"the-best-american-short-stories-of-the-century-expanded","title":"The Best American Short Stories of the Century (Expanded) edited by John Updike","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince the series' inception in 1915, the annual volumes of The Best American Short Stories have launched literary careers, showcased the most compelling stories of each year, and confirmed for all time the significance of the short story in our national literature. Now THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES OF THE CENTURY brings together the best of the best - fifty-five extraordinary stories that represent a century's worth of unsurpassed accomplishments in this quintessentially American literary genre. Here are the stories that have endured the test of time: masterworks by such writers as Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Willa Cather, F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Saroyan, Flannery O'Connor, John Cheever, Eudora Welty, Philip Roth, Joyce Carol Oates, Raymond Carver, Cynthia Ozick, and scores of others. These are the writers who have shaped and defined the landscape of the American short story, who have unflinchingly explored all aspects of the human condition, and whose works will continue to speak to us as we enter the next century. Their artistry is represented splendidly in these pages. THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES series has also always been known for making literary discoveries, and discovery proved to be an essential part of selecting the stories for this volume too. Collections from years past yielded a rich harvest of surprises, stories that may have been forgotten but still retain their relevance and luster. The result is a volume that not only gathers some of the most significant stories of our century between two covers but resurrects a handful of lost literary gems as well. Of all the great writers whose work has appeared in the series, only John Updike's contributions have spanned five consecutive decades, from his first appearance, in 1959. Updike worked with coeditor Katrina Kenison to choose stories from each decade that meet his own high standards of literary quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Finding wonderful stories that you don't already know is one of this collection's great pleasures... \" \u003cstrong\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"...a thrillingly energized argument for the enduring vitality of big ideas in small packages.\"\u003cstrong\u003e Entertainment Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003eForeword Introduction By John Updike\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZelig By Benjamin Rosenblatt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLittle Selves By Mary Lerner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Jury of Her Peers By Susan Glaspell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Other Woman By Sherwood Anderson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Golden Honeymoon By Ring Lardner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlood-Burning Moon By Jean Toomer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Killers By Ernest Hemingway\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDouble Birthday By Willa Cather\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWild Plums By Grace Stone Coates\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheft By Katherine Anne Porter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat Evening Sun Go Down By William Faulkner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere We Are By Dorothy Parker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCrazy Sunday By F. Scott Fitzgerald\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy Dead Brother Comes to America By Alexander Godin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eResurrection of a Life By William Saroyan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChristmas Gift By Robert Penn Warren\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBright and Morning Star By Richard Wright\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Hitch-Hikers By Eudora Welty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Peach Stone By Paul Horgan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat in Aleppo Once ... By Vladimir Nabokov\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Interior Castle By Jean Stafford\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMiami - New York By Martha Gellhorn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Second Tree from the Corner By E. B. White\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Farmer's Children By Elizabeth Bishop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeath of a Favorite By J. F. Powers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin By Tennessee Williams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Country Husband By John Cheever\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGreenleaf By Flannery O'Connor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Ledge By Lawrence Sargent Hall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDefender of the Faith By Philip Roth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCriers and Kibitzers, Kibitzers and Criers By Stanley Elkin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe German Refugee By Bernard Malamud\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhere Are You Going, Where Have You Been? By Joyce Carol Oates\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Rotifer By Mary Ladd Gavell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGold Coast By James Alan McPherson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Key By Isaac Bashevis Singer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA City of Churches By Donald Barthelme\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow to Win By Rosellen Brown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRoses, Rhododendron By Alice Adams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVerona: A Young Woman Speaks By Harold Brodkey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Silver Dish By Saul Bellow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGesturing By John Updike\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Shawl By Cynthia Ozick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhere I'm Calling From By Raymond Carver\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJanus By Ann Beattie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Way We Live Now By Susan Sontag\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Things They Carried By Tim O'Brien\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeneseteung By Alice Munro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou're Ugly, Too By Lorrie Moore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI Want to Live! By Thom Jones\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the Gloaming By Alice Elliott Dark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProper Library By Carolyn Ferrell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBirthmates By Gish Jen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoon By Pam Durban\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Half-Skinned Steer By Annie Proulx\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBiographical Notes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Updike\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of numerous books, including the acclaimed \"Rabbit\" novels, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCouples, In the Beauty of the Lilies,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBech at Bay.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e He has won the National Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize, the American Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the William Dean Howells Medal from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. 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