The Best Short Stories 2023: The O. Henry Prize Winners (The O. Henry Prize Collection)

The prestigious annual story anthology includes prizewinning stories by Jamil Jan Kochai, David Ryan, Kirstin Valdez Quade, Lisa Taddeo, Ling Ma, Catherine Lacey, and Cristina Rivera Garza.[A] standout collection . . . . Dazzling performances from some of todays most exciting writers. . . . This is one of the best fiction anthologies in years. Publishers Weekly starred reviewContinuing a centurylong tradition of cuttingedge literary excellence, this years edition contains twenty prizewinning stories chosen from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year. Guest editor Lauren Groff has brought her own refreshing perspective to the prize, selecting stories by an engaging mix of celebrated names and emerging voices and including several stories in translation. The winning stories are accompanied by an introduction by Groff, observations from the winning writers on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazines that publish short fiction. AN ANCHOR BOOKS ORIGINAL.THE WINNING STORIES:Office Hours, by Ling MaMan Mountain, by Catherine LaceyMe, Rory and Aurora, by Jonas Eika,translated from the Danish by Sherilyn Nicolette HellbergThe Complete, by Gabriel SmithThe Haunting of Hajji Hotak, by Jamil Jan KochaiWisconsin, by Lisa TaddeoIra & the Whale, by Rachel B. GlaserThe Commanders Teeth, by Naomi ShuyamaGmezThe Mad People of Paris, Rodrigo Blanco Caldern,translated from the Spanish by Thomas BunsteadSnake & Submarine, by Shelby KinneyLangThe Mother, by Jacob MhangoThe Hollow, by Pemi AgudaDream Man, by Cristina Rivera Garza,translated from the Spanish by Francisca GonzlezAriasThe Locksmith, by Grey Wolfe LaJoieAfter Hours at the Acacia Park Pool, by Kirstin Valdez QuadeHappy Is a Doing Word, by Arinze IfeakanduElision, by David RyanXf, by KMing ChangTemporary Housing, by Kathleen AlcottThe Blackhills, by Eamon McGuinness