The Best American Short Stories 1957
| Editor | Martha Foley |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | The Best American Short Stories |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Media type | |
| ISBN | 978-9997371652 |
| Preceded by | The Best American Short Stories 1956 |
| Followed by | The Best American Short Stories 1958 |
The Best American Short Stories 1957 is a volume in The Best American Short Stories series edited by Martha Foley. The volume was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.[1]
Background
The series is considered one of the "best-known annual anthologies of short fiction"[2] and has anthologized more than 2,000 short stories, including works by some of the most famous writers in contemporary American literature.[3][4][5]
In particular, the Willa Cather Review wrote that The Best American Short Stories series "became a repository of values" for creative writing programs, college libraries, and literary magazines.[6] The Los Angeles Times, reflecting on the hundred-year anniversary of the series, noted that it eventually became an "institution" itself, often being taught in classrooms.[7]
Short stories included
| Author | Story | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Nelson Algren | "Beasts of the Wild" | New World Writing |
| Gina Berriault | "Around the Dear Ruin" | The Paris Review |
| Doris Betts | "The Proud and Virtuous" | Mademoiselle |
| Frank Butler | "To The Wilderness I Wander" | The Hudson Review |
| Wyatt Rainey Blassingame | "Man’s Courage" | Harper's Magazine |
| Walter Clemons | "The Dark Roots of the Rose" | Harper's Bazaar |
| Evan S. Connell Jr. | "Arcturus" | Western Review |
| Harris Downey | "The Song" | Prairie Schooner |
| William Eastlake | "The Unhappy Hunting Grounds" | The Hudson Review |
| Nancy Hale | "A Summer’s Long Dream" | The New Yorker |
| John Langdon | "The Blue Serge Suit" | The Paris Review |
| Thomas Mabry | "Lula Borrow" | The Sewanee Review |
| Winona McClintic | "A Heart of Furious Fancies" | The Atlantic Monthly |
| Tillie Olsen | "I Stand Here Ironing" | The Pacific Spectator |
| Anthony Robinson | "The Farlow Express" | Prairie Schooner |
| Rosanne Smith Robinson | "The Impossible He" | Quixote |
| John Campbell Smith | "Run, Run Away, Brother" | The Yale Review |
| Henrietta Weigel | "Saturday Is A Poor Man’s Port" | Quixote |
| Gordon Woodward | "Escape to the City" | Maclean’s Magazine |
References
- ^ Foley, Martha, ed. (June 1, 1957). The Best American Short Stories 1957. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-9997371652.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ^ "Short and Sweet" by Mark Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 11/05/99, issue 511, page 73.
- ^ "The Best American Short Stories of the Century," Publishers Weekly, 3/8/1999, volume 246, issue 10, page 47.
- ^ Hempel, Amy (1986-02-09). "The Best American Short Stories 1985 : edited by Gail Godwin with Shannon Ravenel (Houghton Mifflin; $14.95, hardcover; $8.95, paperback; 300 pp.)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ^ "Best Stories of the Century? Not Quite, but Close Enough". Observer. 1999-05-10. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
- ^ "'Long-Cellared Wine': 'Double Birthday,' Edward J. H. O'Brien, and the Best American Short Stories Series" by Timothy W. Bintrim and Scott Riner, Willa Cather Review, spring 2023, volume 64, issue 1, page 18.
- ^ "Review: '100 Years of Best American Short Stories' is vital yet flawed for loading the canon". Los Angeles Times. 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2025-04-10.