by Annie Proulx
First published 1997
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx curates a captivating collection of the year's best American short stories. From a lonely farmer's chance encounter to a teenager's summer of self-discovery, these tales capture the complexities of the human experience. Readers are swept into diverse lives and landscapes, each story a vivid snapshot of American life. At the heart of this anthology lies the power of connection, as characters grapple with love, loss, and the unpredictable nature of fate.
Genres: short-stories, anthologies, american-fiction, 20th-century
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: diverse-perspectives, snapshot-of-life
Period: 20th Century
400 pages · Paperback · Houghton Mifflin