- Taschenbuch: 400 Seiten
- Verlag: Mariner Books; Auflage: 2002. (23. Mai 2003)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0618131736
- ISBN-13: 978-0618131730
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 20,8 x 14 x 2,6 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 175.226 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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In her opening remarks to The Best American Short Stories 2002, guest editor Sue Miller notes the difficulty of reading fiction produced during 2001, the year of the September 11 terrorist attacks. She also remarks that by the time she had finalized her 20 selections, this act of reading had restored her faith both in fiction's significance and its ability to tap into timeless themes. The 2002 anthology includes stories best described as realist fiction or traditional fiction, many set in contemporary times. The tales range from E.L. Doctorow's "A House on the Plains," a murder set at the turn of the century, to pieces with more recent settings, like "Puppy" by Richard Ford, which shows how a New Orleans couple deals--or doesn't deal--with the appearance of a stray dog. Both Jhumpa Lahiri's "Nobody's Business" and Edwidge Danticat's "Seven" deftly portray the disconnection a semi-assimilated Indian American and Haitian American couple experience both as partners and as U.S. citizens. Leonard Michael's "Nachman from Los Angeles," in contrast, adds some levity to the mix. Miller adds in her preface that maybe next year the tales will depart further from tradition, but judging from this volume no departure is necessary: the selections take the reader on a delightful journey through some of America's best contemporary writers. --Jane Hodges
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Since 1978, the Best has been annually rotating guest editors, who sometimes adopt the burden of accounting for their selections with a theory. This year's guest editor, Sue Miller, says she learned no such aesthetic from the stories she chose: "in the aggregate they had no voice, they didn't speak; separately, they certainly did." Eight of her 20 choices originally appeared in the New Yorker, as did 4 of Dark's 20 choices in O. Henry, which again named the New Yorker its magazine of the year, "pushing the envelope and changing the nature of what a New Yorker story is," a claim not likely to swing much with experimentalists. James O'Laughlin
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The best story series, year after year
17. Oktober 2002
Format:Taschenbuch
The Best American Short Stories series, edited in recent years by Katrina Kenison, remains the best source of diverse contemporary short fiction. Traditionally, the series editor selects 120 pieces from a wide range of commercial and literary publications, then passes them on to the guest editor, always a well-known writer. The guest editor - in this case Sue Miller - then selects what she believes are the best twenty. Although the guest editor is free to select stories he/she has discovered over the year and which aren't part of the package, few do. This year, the winners were filtered first through the subjective lens of Katrina Kenison, and then through that of Sue Miller. Readers should be aware that these aren't truly the "best" stories of the year, but only those judged so by two people. If you are like me, you WILL come across one or two of these stories that seem unworthy of inclusion; however, the rest will delight you.
Sue Miller wonders in her introduction if her personal imprint will be evident in her selections. She thinks not. However, there are several stories about animals, particularly cows and puppies, and about women unhappy or unsure in their new marriages. Most stories are traditionally told, rich in detail, with straightforward language. Stories from The New Yorker are well represented (eight out of the twenty), but Melissa Hardy's "The Heifer", originally published in Descant, is as engaging as those eight. Famous writers - Edwidge Danticat, Alice Munro, E. L. Doctorow - mingle with the lesser known talents of Mary Yukari Waters, Meg Mullins, and Karl Iagnemma. This is part of what makes this series so enjoyable, that new voices can stand proudly next to the masters'.
Especially when paired with the more experimental Pushcart Prize anthology, this book gives a good report on the trends of contemporary fiction. Look for forthcoming novels from some of the younger writers, as this series often brings them to the attention of book editors and agents.
I highly recommend The Best American Short Stories 2002 for anyone who enjoys reading short fiction. From Michael Chabon's "Along Frontage Road" to Richard Ford's "Puppy" to Mary Yukari Waters's "Aftermath", this book delivers, if not the promise of the title, then its spirit.
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A Creeping Sameness
3. Dezember 2002
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It feels somewhat churlish to complain about this collection of extremely well-written stories, but as it's claiming to be "America's Best," here goes...
Taken on their own, there is probably nothing wrong with any of these pieces. Michael Chabon has certainly done better work than 'Along the Frontage Road,' and Richard Russo has applied his tremendous ability to tales less pat and familiar than "The Puppy,' but these aren't bad stories. It's just that so many of them feel so similar. Reading too much of this book in one sitting creates a kind of mesmerizing monotony.
Some gems break the plodding pattern: Jhumpa Lahiri's grad student romance 'Noboby's Business,' fascinates, E.L. Doctrow's 'A House on the Plain' has more twisting plot than any three of his novels, and Beth Lordan's 'Digging' moves with wildly unexpected shifts in time and place -- an epic in miniature. Two stories about troubled mathematicians, 'Zilkowski's Theorem' and 'Nachman From Los Angeles,' also impress.
But overall this collection feels more exhausted than inspired. Perhaps this is the result of too many stories (eight out of twenty) plucked from The New Yorker, or the particular preferences of This-Year's-Name-Guest-Editor Sue Miller, but surely there must be more variety to American short fiction than the tales encountered here would indicate.
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The Best Collection in Years
10. Januar 2003
Format:Taschenbuch
I read this collection every year. Usually, I wind up skipping some stories because I just can't get into them. But I didn't skip a single story in this year's volume. All the stories are diversely terrific -- each captivating in their own way.
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