The Iowa award : the best stories, 1991-2000 / selected by Frank Conroy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Conroy, Frank, 1936-2005.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Short stories, American.

Genre:

Short stories, American.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

viii, 306 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2001]

Summary:

Whether hurtling toward Earth in a disabled airplane, sharing silence with a prostitute, fantasizing about the Manson family, or hiding disgust for a dying friend, the characters in this new collection engage and captivate readers. The authors -- from 1991 winners Elizabeth Harris and Sondra Spatt Olsen to newcomers John McNally and Elizabeth Oness -- explore the nuances of love, lust, youth, old age, illness, nostalgia, obsession, idiosyncrasy, and surprise.

Their work -- judged by such accomplished writers as Ethan Canin, Francine Prose, Ann Beattie, and Stuart Dybek -- and the selections Conroy has chosen to share exemplify remarkable writing. Moreover, each writer achieves the expectations of the Iowa Short Fiction Award, established in 1969 to provide a forum for the publication of a uniquely American literary form.

ISBN:

0877457859

OCLC:

46858592