| Description |
xx, 311 pages ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
The king of bread -- Luis Alberto Urrea ; Goodbye to the road not taken -- A. M. Homes ; The double life of the cockroach's wife -- Helen Phillips ; Cane and roses: a manifesto -- Edwidge Danticat ; Persephone rides at the end of days -- Carmen Maria Machado ; Unicorn me -- Elizabeth Crane ; Lessons with Father -- Jai Chakrabarti ; iPhone SE -- Weike Wang ; The hole -- Patrick Cottrell ; Noseless -- Namwali Serpell ; Infidelity -- Jac Jemc ; Death by printer -- Mira Jacob ; Options -- Lesley Nneka Arimah ; Sleepless -- Michael Cunningham ; A survey of recent American happenings told through six commercials for the Tennyson Clearjet Premium Touchless Bidet -- Omar El Akkad ; Un-selfie -- Aimee Bender ;; Home -- Elizabeth Strout ; Love interest -- Jess Walter ; Escape Pod W41 -- J. Robert Lennon ; Conquistadors, on Fairchild -- Jacob Guajardo ; The project -- Susan Perabo ; Period piece -- Maile Meloy ; Books you read -- Joe Meno ; A woman driving alone -- Marie-Helene Bertino ; Dandelions -- Ben Loory ; All that's gone is all that's left -- Patrick Dacey ; Scaffolding man -- Jenny Allen ; A brief note on the translation of Winter Women, written by the collective dead, translated by Amal Ruth -- Rivers Solomon ; Nightlife -- Lisa Ko ; Cerati after cerati -- Juan Martinez ; The prom terrorists -- Rabih Alameddine ; Bedtime story -- Victor LaValle ; Such small islands -- Lauren Groff ; Almost everything -- Etgar Keret ; Where the candles are kept -- Dave Eggers. |
| Summary |
"A collection of never-before-published short stories by many of our most preeminent authors as well as up-and-coming superstars. Published in partnership with the beloved literary radio program and live show Selected Shorts"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
American fiction -- 21st century.
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Short stories, American.
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| Genre |
Short stories.
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| Added Author |
Tinti, Hannah, editor.
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Gaiman, Neil, writer of foreword.
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Urrea, Luis Alberto.
King of bread.
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Homes, A. M.
Goodbye to the road not taken.
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Phillips, Helen, 1981-
Double life of the cockroach's wife.
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Danticat, Edwidge, 1969-
Cane and roses.
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Machado, Carmen Maria.
Persephone rides at the end of days.
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Crane, Elizabeth, 1961-
Unicorn me.
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Chakrabarti, Jai.
Lessons with father.
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Wang, Weike.
iPhone SE.
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Cottrell, Patrick.
Hole.
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Serpell, Namwali, 1980-
Noseless.
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| ISBN |
9781643751993 (trade paperback) |
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