false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172132130m/141939.jpg 141939 3 Since its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. For each volume, a series editor reads pieces from hundreds of periodicals, then selects between fifty and a hundred outstanding works. That selection is pared down to twenty or so very best pieces by a guest editor who is widely recognized as a leading writer in his or her field. This unique system has helped make the Best American series the most respected -- and most popular -- of its kind. Lending a fresh perspective to a perennial favorite, Walter Mosley has chosen unforgettable short stories by both renowned writers and exciting newcomers. The Best American Short Stories 2003 features poignant tales that explore the nuances of family life and love, birth and death. Here are stories that will, as Mosley writes in his introduction, "live with the reader long after the words have been translated into ideas and dreams. That's because a good short story crosses the borders of our nations and our prejudices and our beliefs." Dorothy Allison Edwidge Danticat E. L. Doctorow Louise Erdrich Adam Haslett ZZ Packer Mona Simpson Mary Yukari Waters 1364217 12 9 2003 The Best American Short Stories 2003 (The Best American Series) total:155|5:26|4:87|3:37|2:4|1:1| 155 598 220 11 141939 0618197338 9780618197330 155 11 3.86 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172132130m/141939.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/141939.The_Best_American_Short_Stories_2003 4 0 false Sat Nov 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 05:40:50 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 19:33:48 -0800 2009
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