
The Iowa Award
The Best Stories, 1991-2000
Frank Conroy(Editor)
University of Iowa Press
Will be published approx. on 1. August 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
348 pages
978-0-87745-785-5 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Iowa
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
431 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87745-785-5 (9780877457855)
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Person
Frank Conroy is the director of the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa. He is the author of Midair and Stop-Time, and his short stories and articles have appeared in numerous anthologies and publications.