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To Jean Rhys (1890–1979)
IntroductionLaura Furman, Series Editor
IrisesElizabeth Genovise, Cimarron Review
The Mongerji LettersGeetha Iyer, Orion
NarratorElizabeth Tallent, The Threepenny Review
Bonus BabyJoe Donnelly, ZYZZYVA
DivergenceDavid H. Lynn, Glimmer Train
A Simple CompositionShruti Swamy, Agni
Storm WindowsCharles Haverty, One Story
Train to HarbinAsako Serizawa, The Hudson Review
DismembermentWendell Berry, The Threepenny Review
Exit ZeroMarie-Helene Bertino, Epoch
CigarettesSam Savage, The Paris Review
TemplesAdrienne Celt, Epoch
Lydia FitzpatrickLydia Fitzpatrick, One Story
BountyDiane Cook, Harper’s
A Single Deliberate ThingZebbie Watson, The Threepenny Review
The Crabapple TreeRobert Coover, The New Yorker
Winter, 1965Frederic Tuten, Bomb
They Were AwakeRebecca Evanhoe, Harper’s
SlummingOttessa Moshfegh, The Paris Review
HappinessRon Carlson, Ecotone
Reading The O. Henry Prize Stories 2016
The Jurors on Their Favorites
Molly Antopol on “Train to Harbin” by Asako Serizawa
Peter Cameron on “Winter, 1965” by Frederic Tuten
Lionel Shriver on “Irises” by Elizabeth Genovise
Writing The O. Henry Prize Stories 2016The Writers on Their Work
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