[The O. Henry Prize Collection 01] • PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2011 · The Best Stories of the Year

The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2011 contains twenty unforgettable stories selected from hundreds of literary magazines. The winning tales take place in such far-flung locales as Madagascar, Nantucket, a Midwestern meth lab, Antarctica, and a post-apocalyptic England, and feature a fascinating array of characters: aging jazzmen, avalanche researchers, a South African wild child, and a mute actor in silent films. Also included are essays from the eminent jurors on their favorite stories, observations from the winners on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazines.

Your Fate Hurtles Down at You

Jim Shepard

Diary of an Interesting Year

Helen Simpson

Melinda

Judy Doenges

Nightblooming

Kenneth Calhoun

The Restoration of the Villa Where Tibor Kálmán Once Lived

Tamas Dobozy

Ice

Lily Tuck

How to Leave Hialeah

Jennine Capó Crucet

The Junction

David Means

Pole, Pole

Susan Minot

Alamo Plaza

Brad Watson

The Black Square

Chris Adrian

Nothing of Consequence

Jane Delury

The Rules Are the Rules

Adam Foulds

The Vanishing American

Leslie Parry

Crossing

Mark Slouka

Bed Death

Lori Ostlund

Windeye

Brian Evenson

Sunshine

Lynn Freed

Never Come Back

Elizabeth Tallent

Something You Can’t Live Without

Matthew Neill Null

For author interviews, photos, and more,  go to www.ohenryprizestories.com

A portion of the proceeds from this book will go to support the PEN Readers Writers Literary Outreach Program.

From the Trade Paperback edition.