| The annual publication of The O. Hen-ry Awards PRIZE STORIES is always ahighlight of the literary season. Here isthe finest of contemporary Americanshort fiction--twenty stories repre-senting not only established writersbut promising new talent as well. This year First Prize is awarded toRaymond Carver for "A Small, GoodThing," a poignant story about the un-orthodox manner in which a husbandand wife grieve the loss of their onlychild. Second Prize goes to Joyce CarolOates for "My Warszawa," a tale of self-revelation occasioned by a young wom-an s pilgrimage to a cemetery outsideWarsaw. Third Prize is presented toWright Morris for "Victrola," the storyof a peculiar misalliance between a dogand his lnaster. With an illuminating introduction byeditor William Abrahams, The O,Henry Awards antbology continues itsdistinguished tradition of recognizingexcellence in the craft of fiction duringthe past year. |
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