The Best American Short Stories 1988, a volume in The Best American Short Stories series, was edited by Shannon Ravenel and by guest editor Mark Helprin.[1] In announcing the publication of this annual edition, Publishers Weekly noted that it is an "at times inspired anthology which draws from small and big-gun literary magazines in equal measures [and] is heralded by a sonorous, sagacious introduction..."[2] while the reviewer at Kirkus Reviews described Mark Helprin's introduction as a "John-Gardneresque screed."[3]
| Editor | Shannon Ravenel and Mark Helprin |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | The Best American Short Stories |
| Published | 1988 |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| ISBN | 0395442575 |
| Preceded by | The Best American Short Stories 1987 |
| Followed by | The Best American Short Stories 1989 |
Short stories included
edit| Author | Story | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Rick Bass | "Cats and Students, Bubbles and Abysses" | Carolina Quarterly |
| Richard Bausch | "Police Dreams" | The Atlantic |
| Will Blythe | "The Taming Power of the Small" | Epoch |
| Raymond Carver | "Errand" | The New Yorker |
| Richard Currey | "Waiting for Trains" | North American Review |
| Louise Erdrich | "Snares" | Harper's Magazine |
| Mavis Gallant | "Dédé" | The New Yorker |
| C. S. Godshalk | "Wonderland" | The Iowa Review |
| E. S. Goldman | "Way to the Dump" | The Atlantic |
| Lucy Honig | "No Friends, All Strangers" | The Agni Review |
| Gish Jen | "The Water-Faucet Vision" | Nimrod |
| Hilding Johnson | "Victoria" | StoryQuarterly |
| Brian Kiteley | "Still Life with Insects" | Fiction |
| Robert Lacy | "The Natural Father" | Crazyhorse |
| Ralph Lombreglia | "Inn Essence" | The Atlantic |
| Edith Milton | "Entrechat" | The Kenyon Review |
| Marjorie Sandor | "Still Life" | The Georgia Review |
| Robert Stone | "Helping" | The New Yorker |
| Mary Ann Taylor-Hall | "Banana Boats" | The Paris Review |
| Tobias Wolff | "Smorgasbord" | Esquire |
References
edit- ^ Ravenel, Shannon and Mark Helprin (editors), The Best American Short Stories 1988, New York, 1988.
- ^ "The Best American Short Stories 1988". pubishersweekly.com. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ^ "THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 1988". kirkusreviews.com. September 15, 1988. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
External links
edit- Best American Short Stories Archived 2010-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
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