A selection of the best and most representative contemporary
American short fiction from 1970 to 2020, including such authors as
Ursula K. LeGuin, Toni Cade Bambara, Jhumpa Lahiri, Sandra
Cisneros, and Ted Chiang, hand-selected by celebrated editor and
anthologist John Freeman In the past fifty years, the American
short story has changed dramatically. New voices, forms, and
mixtures of styles have brought this unique genre a thrilling burst
of energy. The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story
celebrates this avalanche of talent. This rich anthology begins in
1970 and brings together a half century of powerful American short
stories from all genres, including-for the first time in a
collection of this scale-science fiction, horror, and fantasy,
placing writers such as Ursula K. Le Guin, Ken Liu, and Stephen
King next to some beloved greats of the literary form: Raymond
Carver, Grace Paley, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Denis Johnson.
Culling widely, John Freeman, the former editor of Granta and now
editor of his own literary annual, brings forward some astonishing
work to be regarded in a new light. Often overlooked tales by
Dorothy Allison, Percival Everett, and Charles Johnson will recast
the shape and texture of today's enlarging atmosphere of literary
dialogue. Stories by Lauren Groff and Ted Chiang raise the specter
of engagement in ecocidal times. Short tales by Tobias Wolff,
George Saunders, and Lydia Davis rub shoulders with near novellas
by Susan Sontag and Andrew Holleran. This book will be a treasure
trove for readers, writers, and teachers alike.
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