The Best Short Stories 2023: The O. Henry Prize Winners by Lauren Groff in Paperback

This anthology features prize-winning stories from Jamil Jan Kochai, David Ryan, Kirstin Valdez Quade, Lisa Taddeo, Ling Ma, Catherine Lacey, and Cristina Rivera Garza. The collection has received high praise from Publishers Weekly, with dazzling performances from some of today's most exciting writers. As guest editor, Lauren Groff has curated a diverse selection of celebrated and emerging voices, including several translated stories. Each story is accompanied by an introduction from Groff, insights from the authors on their inspirations, and a resource list of magazines that publish short fiction. AN ANCHOR BOOKS ORIGINAL. THE WINNING STORIES: "Office Hours" by Ling Ma, "Man Mountain" by Catherine Lacey, "Me, Rory and Aurora" by Jonas Eika (translated by Sherilyn Nicolette Hellberg), "The Complete" by Gabriel Smith, "The Haunting of Hajji Hotak" by Jamil Jan Kochai, "Wisconsin" by Lisa