简介
In her opening remarks to The Best American Short Stories 2002, guest editor Sue Miller notes the difficulty of reading fiction produced during 2001, the year of the September 11 terrorist attacks. She also remarks that by the time she had finalized her 20 selections, this act of reading had restored her faith both in fiction's significance and its ability to tap into timeless themes. The 2002 anthology includes stories best described as realist fiction or traditional fiction, many set in contemporary times. The tales range from E.L. Doctorow's "A House on the Plains," a murder set at the turn of the century, to pieces with more recent settings, like "Puppy" by Richard Ford, which shows how a New Orleans couple deals--or doesn't deal--with the appearance of a stray dog. Both Jhumpa Lahiri's "Nobody's Business" and Edwidge Danticat's "Seven" deftly portray the disconnection a semi-assimilated Indian American and Haitian American couple experience both as partners and as U.S. citizens. Leonard Michael's "Nachman from Los Angeles," in contrast, adds some levity to the mix. Miller adds in her preface that maybe next year the tales will depart further from tradition, but judging from this volume no departure is necessary: the selections take the reader on a delightful journey through some of America's best contemporary writers.
目录
Foreword p. ix
Introduction Sue Miller p. xiii
Along the Frontage Road: from The New Yorker Michael Chabon p. 1
The Sugar-Tit: from Agni Review Carolyn Cooke p. 9
The Red Ant House: from McSweeney's Ann Cummins p. 21
Seven: from The New Yorker Edwidge Danticat p. 35
A House on the Plains: from The New Yorker E. L. Doctorow p. 47
Puppy: from The Southern Review Richard Ford p. 68
The Heifer: from Descant Melissa Hardy p. 97
Zilkowski's Theorem: from Zoetrope Karl Iagnemma p. 116
Nobody's Business: from The New Yorker Jhumpa Lahiri p. 136
Digging: from The Atlantic Monthly Beth Lordan p. 173
In Case We're Separated: from Ploughshares Alice Mattison p. 187
Billy Goats: from Bomb Jill McCorkle p. 199
Watermelon Days: from Zoetrope Tom McNeal p. 209
Nachman from Los Angeles: from The New Yorker Leonard Michaels p. 230
Bulldog: from The New Yorker Arthur Miller p. 250
The Rug: from The Iowa Review Meg Mullins p. 260
Family Furnishings: from The New Yorker Alice Munro p. 276
Surrounded by Sleep: from The New Yorker Akhil Sharma p. 304
Love and Hydrogen: from Harper's Magazine Jim Shepard p. 319
Aftermath: from Manoa Mary Yukari Waters p. 333
Contributors' Notes p. 345
100 Other Distinguished Stories of 2001 p. 357
Editorial Addresses of American and Canadian Magazines Publishing Short Stories p. 361
Introduction Sue Miller p. xiii
Along the Frontage Road: from The New Yorker Michael Chabon p. 1
The Sugar-Tit: from Agni Review Carolyn Cooke p. 9
The Red Ant House: from McSweeney's Ann Cummins p. 21
Seven: from The New Yorker Edwidge Danticat p. 35
A House on the Plains: from The New Yorker E. L. Doctorow p. 47
Puppy: from The Southern Review Richard Ford p. 68
The Heifer: from Descant Melissa Hardy p. 97
Zilkowski's Theorem: from Zoetrope Karl Iagnemma p. 116
Nobody's Business: from The New Yorker Jhumpa Lahiri p. 136
Digging: from The Atlantic Monthly Beth Lordan p. 173
In Case We're Separated: from Ploughshares Alice Mattison p. 187
Billy Goats: from Bomb Jill McCorkle p. 199
Watermelon Days: from Zoetrope Tom McNeal p. 209
Nachman from Los Angeles: from The New Yorker Leonard Michaels p. 230
Bulldog: from The New Yorker Arthur Miller p. 250
The Rug: from The Iowa Review Meg Mullins p. 260
Family Furnishings: from The New Yorker Alice Munro p. 276
Surrounded by Sleep: from The New Yorker Akhil Sharma p. 304
Love and Hydrogen: from Harper's Magazine Jim Shepard p. 319
Aftermath: from Manoa Mary Yukari Waters p. 333
Contributors' Notes p. 345
100 Other Distinguished Stories of 2001 p. 357
Editorial Addresses of American and Canadian Magazines Publishing Short Stories p. 361
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