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The Best American
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Edited by critically acclaimed, best-selling author Tom Perrotta, this multifaceted, rewarding collection includes stories from Taylor Antrim, Nathan Englander, Mary Gaitskill, Roxane Gay, Jennifer Haigh, Stephen Millhauser, Alice Munro, Lawrence Osborne, Edith Pearlman, Kate Walbert, and others.

 

Contents

Foreword

Introduction by Tom Perrotta

 

Carol Anshaw. The Last Speaker of the Language
from New Ohio Review

Taylor Antrim. Pilgrim Life
from American Short Fiction

Nathan Englander. What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank
from The New Yorker

Mary Gaitskill. The Other Place
from The New Yorker

Roxane Gay. North Country
from Hobart

Jennifer Haigh. Paramour
from Ploughshares

Mike Meginnis. Navigators
from Hobart

Steven Millhauser. Miracle Polish
from The New Yorker

Alice Munro. Axis
from The New Yorker

Lawrence Osborne. Volcano
from Tin House

Julie Otsuka. Diem Perdidi
from Granta

Edith Pearlman. Honeydew
from Orion

Angela Pneuman. Occupational Hazard
from Ploughshares

Eric Puchner. Beautiful Monsters
from Tin House

George Saunders. Tenth of December
from The New Yorker

Taiye Selasi. The Sex Lives of African Girls
from Granta

Sharon Solwitz. Alive
from Fifth Wednesday Journal

Kate Walbert. M&M World
from The New Yorker

Jess Walter. Anything Helps
from McSweeney’s

Adam Wilson. What’s Important Is Feeling
from The Paris Review

 

Contributors’ Notes

Other Distinguished Stories of 2011

Editorial Addresses of American and Canadian Magazines Publishing Short Stories

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Other distinguished short stories, selected by series editor Heidi Pitlor.

A-B
Akhtiorskaya, Yelena Raisa n+1, no. 11
Altschul, Andrew Foster The Violet Hour Zyzzyva, vol. 27, no. 3
Amick, Steve Not Even Lions and Tigers Cincinnati Review, vol. 8, no. 1
Angel, Jodi A Good Deuce Tin House, vol. 12, no. 4.
Barrett, Andrea The Ether of Space Tin House. vol. 12, no. 3.
Bissell, Tom Love Story, with Cocaine Zyzzyva, vol. 27, no. 2.
Bloom, Amy A Portion of Your Loveliness Narrative Magazine, Winter
Boast, Will Beginners American Scholar, vol. 80, no. 4.
Boyle, T.C. In the Zone Kenyon Review, vol. 33, no. 4
Brownstein, Gabriel Implanted Devices Agni, no. 74.
Burgess, Claire Last Dog Hunger Mountain, no. 16.
C-D
Cadnum, Michael Slaughter Santa Monica Review, vol. 23, no. 2.
Calhoun, Kenneth Then Tin House, vol. 12, no. 3.
Carlson, Ron Esther Donnaly Kenyon Review, vol. 33, no. 3
Cooley, Martha I Liked Marie A Public Space, no. 13.
Crouse, David The Sleeping Mother The Literarian, no. 5.
Davidson, Craig The Burn Cincinnati Review, vol. 8, no. 1
Davies, Peter Ho That Fall Michigan Quarterly Review, vol. 50, no. 4
Deb, Siddhartha The Mouse n+1, no. 12.
Dinh, Viet The Ruined City Witness, vol. 24.
Donovan, Gerard Holiday Zoetrope: All-Story, vol. 14, no. 4.
Dorfman, Ariel Where He Fell McSweeney’s, no. 38.
Drury, Tom Joan Comes Home A Public Space, no. 12.
Dubois, Jennifer Wolf The Kenyon Review, vol. 33, no. 3.
Duval, Pete I, Budgie Witness, vol. 24.
E-F
Edwards, Melodie The Bird Lady Prairie Schooner, vol. 85, no. 2
Epstein, Joseph Arnheim and Sons Commentary, January
Evanhoe, Rebecca Snake Harper’s Magazine, November
Franzen, Jonathan Ambition McSweeney’s, no. 37
G-H
Giraldi, William Hold the Dark Ploughshares, vol. 37, no. 4.
Greenfeld, Karl Taro Even the Gargoyle Is Frightened Missouri Review, vol. 33, no. 4
Haigh, Jennifer Thrift Five Points, vol. 14, no. 1.
Hart, Brian Horseshoe Bend Alaska Quarterly Review, vol. 28, nos. 1 and 2
Hemenway, Arna Bontemps Elegy on Kinderklavier Seattle Review, vol. 4, no. 2.
Holladay, Cary Seven Sons Hudson Review, vol. 64, no 3
Horrocks, Caitlin Sun City The New Yorker, October 24
Huddle, David Doubt Administration Green Mountains Review, vol. 24, no. 1
Hunt, Samantha Wampum HOW, no. 8.
I-J
Johnston, Bret Anthony Paradeability American Short Fiction, vol. 14, no. 53.
K-L
Kadish, Rachel The Governess and the Tree Ploughshares, vol. 37, no. 4.
Kaplan, Hester The Aerialist Salamander, vol. 17, no. 1
Kaplan, Hester Natural Wonder Ploughshares, vol. 37, no. 1.
Kardos, Michael A Story with Strong, Graceful Hands Harvard Review, no. 41.
Lambert, Shaena The War Between the Men and the Women Ploughshares, vol. 37, no. 1.
Lancelotta, Victoria A Good Woman Idaho Review, vols. 11–12.
Landers, Scott The Age of Heroes New England Review, vol. 32, no. 2.
Leary, Ann Safety Ploughshares, vol. 37, no. 4.
Lepucki, Edan Take Care of That Rage Problem McSweeney’s, no. 37
Lipsyte, Sam The Climber Room The New Yorker, November 21
Lombreglia, Ralph Mountain People American Scholar Online
Long, David Oubliette The New Yorker, October 10
Lunstrum, Kirsten Sundberg The Remainder Salvaged Willow Springs, no. 68
M-N
Makkai, Rebecca The Way You Hold Your Knife Ecotone, no. 11
Marra, Anthony The Palace of the People Narrative Magazine, Winter
Maxwell, Abi Giant of the Sea McSweeney’s, no. 39
McGuane, Thomas The Good Samaritan The New Yorker, April 25
Means, David The Butler’s Lament Zoetrope: All-Story, vol. 15, no. 1
Millhauser, Steven Rapunzel McSweeney’s, no. 38.
Moffett, Kevin Lugo in Normal Time McSweeney’s, no. 37.
Moffett, Kevin English Made Easy American Short Fiction, vol. 14, no. 52
Moses, Jennifer Anne Angels of the Lake Nimrod, vol. 54, no. 2.
Mosley, Walter Familiar Music Tin House, vol. 12, no. 4.
Munro, Alice Leaving Maverley The New Yorker, November 28
Munro, Alice Gravel The New Yorker, June 27.
Murphy, Yannick Secret Language McSweeney’s, no. 39
O-P
Orner, Peter Plaza Revolution, Mexico City, 6 a.m. Witness, vol. 24.
Orner, Peter You Can’t Say Dallas Doesn’t Love You A Public Space, no. 14
Pancake, Ann Mouseskull Georgia Review, vol. 65, no. 4
Pearlman, Edith Tenderfoot Idaho Review, vol. 11, no. 12.
Penkov, Miroslav The Letter A Public Space, no. 13
Percy, Benjamin Writs of Possession Virginia Quarterly Review, vol. 87, no. 2
Peterson, Adam It Goes Without Saying Camera Obscura, vol. 3
Pierce, Greg Later That Night New England Review, vol. 32, no. 2.
Pitt, Matthew Where You Get Ahead of Yourself Epoch, vol. 60, no. 2
Prince, Adam Action Figures Southern Review, vol. 47, no. 1
Q-R
Rash, Ron The Trusty The New Yorker, May 23
Rea, A.R. The Silver Bullet Missouri Review, vol. 34, no. 2
Rich, Nathaniel The Northeast Kingdom McSweeney’s, no. 38.
Rowell, David The Piñata American Scholar Online
Russell, Karen The Hox River Window Zoetrope: All-Story, vol. 15, no. 3.
Ryan, Patrick Which Way to the Osterling Cloud? Tin House, vol. 12, no. 4.
S-T
Saunders, George Home The New Yorker, June 13 and 20.
Shepard, Jim HMS Terror Zoetrope: All-Story, vol. 15, no. 3.
Shepard, Karen Girls Only One Story, no. 157
Shepard, Karen Don’t Know Where, Don’t Know When Tin House, vol. 12, no. 4.
Shipstead, Maggie You Have a Friend in 10A Tin House, vol. 13, no. 2.
Sills, Joe B. The Duck Sycamore Review, vol. 23, no. 2.
Sirisena, Hasanthika War Wounds Kenyon Review, vol. 33, no. 2
Soileau, Stephanie The Ranger Queen of Sulphur Ecotone, no. 11.
Solomon, Benjamin Who Cycles into Our Valley One Story, no. 154
Spencer, Darrell Can I Help Who’s Next? Idaho Review, vol. 11, no. 12.
U-V
Urmston, Farley Pretending Southern Review, vol. 47, no. 4.
Van Den Berg, Laura I Looked for You, I Called Your Name Ploughshares, vol. 37, nos. 2 and 3
W-X
Waters, Don Española Georgia Review, vol. 65, no. 3.
Watts, Stephanie Powell We Are Taking Only What We Need Oxford American, no. 73
Webb, Igor Reza Says Hudson Review, vol. 63, no. 4
Weissman, Benjamin Louella Tarantula McSweeney’s, no. 39.
Welsch, Gabriel Groundscratchers Southern Review, vol. 47, no. 1.
Williams, Joy Brass Granta, no. 117
Y-Z
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