The Best American Short Stories

Despite increasing competition this annual collection remains the place to find the most compelling short fiction published in the U.S. and Canada” (PUBLISHERS WEEKLY). To usher in the new millennium THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2000 brims with a rich variety of lyrical and wise stories about our country’s past present and future. This year’s editor the best-selling author E. L. Doctorow has chosen new works by Raymond Carver Amy Bloom Ha Jin Walter Mosley and Jhumpa Lahiri among others. The most popular compendium of its kind THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES is the only volume that offers the finest short fiction each year chosen by a distinguished author.