false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170416660m/53281.jpg 53281 4 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. Lorrie Moore brings her keen eye for wit and surprise to the volume, and The Best American Short Stories 2004 is an eclectic and enthralling gathering of well-known voices and talented up-and-comers. Here are stories that probe the biggest issues: ambition, gender, romance, war. Here are funny and touching and striking tales of a Spokane Indian, the estranged wife of an Iranian immigrant, an American tutor in Bombay. In her introduction Lorrie Moore writes, "The stories collected here impressed me with their depth of knowledge and feeling of character, setting, and situation . . . They spoke with amused intelligence, compassion, and dispassion." 215664 14 10 2004 The Best American Short Stories 2004 (The Best American Series (TM)) total:288|5:56|4:132|3:87|2:10|1:3| 288 1092 401 21 3 0 false false Wed May 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 11:56:13 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 07:53:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 19:07:12 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 20:31:11 -0700 2009
But this collection was FABULOUS. It was a good year for short stories, and or Lorrie Moore ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sat Jan 05 12:12:17 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 05 12:19:49 -0800 2008
While I´ve long been an admirer of Alexie´s writing, I haven´t ever much...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Jul 31 05:31:30 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 26 07:00:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Nov 29 23:56:14 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 29 23:58:53 -0800 2007 more...]]> 2 0 true false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Thu May 31 08:22:37 -0700 2007 Thu May 31 08:23:20 -0700 2007
I’d have to say, for the best of 2004, theses weren’t half as interesting as they could have been. It was actually a challenge to keep reading. On the other hand, I read L Magazine’s first Fiction Issue during this time ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Thu Feb 12 15:31:04 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 15:31:28 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Sun Apr 26 16:10:17 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 20:20:10 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 18:37:39 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 18:47:28 -0800 2008 The 2004 Best American guest ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Mar 17 12:41:52 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 17 12:46:31 -0700 2008 The problem is at this point I am getting confused as to which I have read or not, they look so close to the same!
My request? An added little icon in the corner of each cover helping me distinguish, a fuzzy bee or ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Dec 26 05:27:38 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 26 05:28:56 -0800 2007 A Rich Man by Edward P. Jones
Intervention by Jill McCorkle
Runaway by Alice Munro
What You Pawn I will Redeem by Sherman Alexie
Written in Stone by Catherine Brady
Accomplice by Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum
Screenwriter by Charles D’Ambrosio...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 09:49:04 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 09:47:54 -0700 2008 "Tooth and Claw" - T.C. Boyle
"Accomplice" - Bynum
"Some Other, Better Otto" - D. Eisenberg
"Intervention" - McCorkle
"Runaway" - Munro
"A Walk with Elizanne" - Updike]]> 5 0 false false Sat May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Wed Jul 25 12:50:46 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 25 12:54:03 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Jun 11 09:25:02 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 09:25:50 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Mon Jul 16 13:26:34 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 17 16:50:11 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Tue May 06 13:30:06 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 13:30:17 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 03 13:54:16 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 01 12:10:26 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Mar 09 20:41:28 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 09 20:42:26 -0700 2008 1 0 false false Mon Aug 20 21:57:38 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 20 21:58:08 -0700 2007 ("Some Other, Better Otto" is actually really good.)]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 15 07:02:33 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 14:03:56 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=53281