false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170356261m/48642.jpg 48642 4 This year's Best American Short Stories is edited by the critically acclaimed and best-selling author Barbara Kingsolver, whose latest book is Prodigal Summer. Kingsolver's selections for The Best American Short Stories 2001 showcase a wide variety of new voices and masters, such as Alice Munro, Rick Moody, Dorothy West, and John Updike. "Reading these stories was both a distraction from and an anchor to the complexities of my life — my pleasure, my companionship, my salvation. I hope they will be yours." — Barbara Kingsolver 47586 10 10 2001 The Best American Short Stories 2001 total:321|5:60|4:137|3:102|2:21|1:1| 321 1197 470 17 4 0 false false Thu Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 20:40:37 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 20:49:09 -0700 2009
But whether the stories in Best American Short Stories are indeed the best of that year is of no great consequence. They are certainly very go...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 11:38:26 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 11:48:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 11:12:53 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 14:43:38 -0700 2009 Small Wonder. She wonders why more time-pressed Americans don't read short stories. I decided to take the challenge and peruse these stories chosen by Kingsolver as the best of 2001. While I enjoyed them, I ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 27 14:12:41 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 14:22:31 -0700 2009 http://www.writingclasses.com/Informatio... If I were to rate this story on its own- it would get a(n unhesitant) 5! I'd love to read a revi...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 15 00:36:02 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 15 00:36:02 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 16:24:29 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 16:26:36 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Mar 27 09:07:08 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 09:16:38 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Thu Feb 12 15:30:20 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 15:30:49 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 10:11:18 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 10:12:28 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 24 10:07:07 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 24 10:10:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Oct 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 04 07:15:19 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 09 05:06:10 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Fri Mar 07 13:58:04 -0800 2008 Mon Jun 02 05:50:14 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu Aug 28 09:26:35 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 09:28:03 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Feb 05 23:00:09 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 06 16:54:08 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Sep 12 10:47:40 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 10:47:40 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Thu Jan 24 17:57:08 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 17:57:08 -0800 2008 ]]> 5 0 false false Sat Sep 20 15:20:12 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 20 15:20:45 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Dec 05 16:02:23 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 05 16:02:26 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Dec 02 16:57:15 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 02 16:57:15 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 29 08:08:05 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 08:08:05 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=48642