The Best American Short Stories of the Century John Updike 1999 HC/DJ Anthology

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Item Length: 9 in Signed By: not Book Title: Best American Short Stories of the Century Edition: First Edition Type: Textbook Country of Origin: United States ISBN: 9780395843680 Genre: Fiction Vintage: Yes Publication Year: 1999 Book Series: Best American Ser. Author: John Updike Intended Audience: Adults, Young Adults height: 3.3 in Personalized: No Original Language: English Language: English Item Height: 3.3 in Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Signed: No Narrative Type: Nonfiction Number of Pages: 800 Pages width: 6 in Features: Dust Jacket Item Width: 6 in Item Weight: 42.3 Oz Printing: Second ISBN 10: 0395843685 Format: Hardcover Topic: Anthologies (Multiple Authors)

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The Best American Short Stories of the Century John Updike 1999 HC/DJ Anthology. Includes an academic award bookplate dated 1999–2000, adding provenance and character. A sweeping literary collection edited by Pulitzer Prize winner John Updike and co-editor Katrina Kenison, The Best American Short Stories of the Century gathers the most memorable fiction from 84 years of the acclaimed series. This hardcover edition (Houghton Mifflin, 1999) includes works by Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Raymond Carver, Eudora Welty, and many others—each piece reflecting the evolving voice of American storytelling across the 20th century. The copy offered here remains Very Good + condition with a clean interior, tight binding, and only a small tear to the dust jacket edge. Includes an academic award bookplate dated 1999–2000, adding provenance and character. Perfect for collectors of American literature or students of modern short fiction. --- Condition Very Good +. Dust jacket shows minor edge wear and a small tear at bottom spine. Pages are clean and unmarked, binding tight and square.