The Best American Short Stories 1995

by Katrina Kenison, Gish Jen, Jane Smiley

Book Overview

Every autumn, readers of short stories eagerly look forward to the chance to discover their favorite writers and new talents in The Best American Short Stories. Last year's collection marched on to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395711797
• ISBN13: 9780395711798
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

not much to say

I loved this collection so much, that I loaned it out to a friend who never gave it back, and have thought of The Angel Esmeralda and Hand Jive so much that I had to buy it again. The Jennifer Cornell story is quite affecting also.

It must be good if I'm mentioned by name!

My review of this collection is completely biased because of the fact that I appear as a character in one of the short stories. The story is "Hand Jive" by Andrew Cozine and he mentions me by name with the claim that he and I were the smartest students in school. He also goes on to criticize the superhero I created in third grade, for having "too many powers." Unfortunately, my review is tempered by the fact that he incorrectly remembered my superhero's name as "Boy" when I of course know that the real nom de plume was "Comet Boy". As a participant in what is actually an autobiographical story by the author, it is sad to read about the all the personal quirks that tormented Andrew during his life. I'm happy to report that he has turned into a normal, well-adjusted adult (or at least so he seems.)