简介
If the 20 stories in this year's collection have any one thing in common, it is their substance and seriousness of purpose. This is mostly a good thing entries by veteran writers like Alice Munro, John Updike and Annette Sanford, and by relative newcomers like Andrea Barrett, Barbara Klein Moss and Peter Orner are intellectually stimulating and satisfying but the inclusion of a few lighter selections might have leavened the mix. Munro is her usual magical self in "Post and Beam," in which a young Vancouver wife comes to terms with the immutability of married life. Ha Jin, in "After Cowboy Chicken Came to Town," tells of the impact an American fast food franchise in China has on both employees and customers, imparting a number of reasons why East and West will never see eye to eye. "Servants of the Map," the extraordinary novella- length story by Barrett, tells the tale of an English mapmaker in 1860s India struggling with his demanding job, loneliness and, most of all, his unquenchable desire to be a botanist. In Orner's brief tale, "The Raft," a grandfather ushers his grandson into a closet to tell him an old WWII story in a new way. Sanford's contribution short, too tells how a 16-year-old girl seemingly doing nothing for the summer is preparing for adult life. The careful character development, subtle drama and pristine prose of these selections should once again thoroughly satisfy fans of quality short fiction.
目录
Foreword p. ix
Introduction Barbara Kingsolver p. xiii
Servants of the Map - from Salmagundi Andrea Barrett p. 1
The Fireman - from The Kenyon Review Rick Bass p. 44
Think of England - from Ploughshares Peter Ho Davies p. 62
Labors of the Heart - from Ploughshares Claire Davis p. 78
The Mourning Door - from Ploughshares Elizabeth Graver p. 95
After Cowboy Chicken Came to Town - from TriQuarterly Ha Jin p. 105
Brothers and Sisters Around the World - from The New Yorker Andrea Lee p. 138
Boys - from Elle Rick Moody p. 146
Rug Weaver - from The Georgia Review Barbara Klein Moss p. 152
Post and Beam - from The New Yorker Alice Munro p. 176
The Raft - from The Atlantic Monthly Peter Orner p. 201
Betty Hutton - from Five Points Roy Parvin p. 205
Illumination - from Tim House Nancy Reisman p. 241
The Secrets of Bats - from Ploughshares Jess Row p. 256
Nobody Listens When I Talk - from Descant Annette Sanford p. 271
My Mother's Garden - from Tin House Katherine Shonk p. 275
What I Saw from Where I Stood - from The New Yorker Marisa Silver p. 296
The Apple Tree - from The Antioch Review Trevanian p. 311
Personal Archeology - from The New Yorker John Updike p. 326
My Baby ... from Connecticut Review Dorothy West p. 334
Contributors' Notes p. 345
100 Other Distinguished Stories of 2000 p. 359
Editorial Addresses of American and Canadian Magazines Publishing Short Stories p. 363
Introduction Barbara Kingsolver p. xiii
Servants of the Map - from Salmagundi Andrea Barrett p. 1
The Fireman - from The Kenyon Review Rick Bass p. 44
Think of England - from Ploughshares Peter Ho Davies p. 62
Labors of the Heart - from Ploughshares Claire Davis p. 78
The Mourning Door - from Ploughshares Elizabeth Graver p. 95
After Cowboy Chicken Came to Town - from TriQuarterly Ha Jin p. 105
Brothers and Sisters Around the World - from The New Yorker Andrea Lee p. 138
Boys - from Elle Rick Moody p. 146
Rug Weaver - from The Georgia Review Barbara Klein Moss p. 152
Post and Beam - from The New Yorker Alice Munro p. 176
The Raft - from The Atlantic Monthly Peter Orner p. 201
Betty Hutton - from Five Points Roy Parvin p. 205
Illumination - from Tim House Nancy Reisman p. 241
The Secrets of Bats - from Ploughshares Jess Row p. 256
Nobody Listens When I Talk - from Descant Annette Sanford p. 271
My Mother's Garden - from Tin House Katherine Shonk p. 275
What I Saw from Where I Stood - from The New Yorker Marisa Silver p. 296
The Apple Tree - from The Antioch Review Trevanian p. 311
Personal Archeology - from The New Yorker John Updike p. 326
My Baby ... from Connecticut Review Dorothy West p. 334
Contributors' Notes p. 345
100 Other Distinguished Stories of 2000 p. 359
Editorial Addresses of American and Canadian Magazines Publishing Short Stories p. 363
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