The Best American Short Stories 1960
| Editor | Martha Foley |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | The Best American Short Stories |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Media type | |
| ISBN | 978-9997371287 |
| Preceded by | The Best American Short Stories 1959 |
| Followed by | The Best American Short Stories 1961 |
The Best American Short Stories 1960 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sanora Babb | "The Santa Ana" | The Saturday Evening Post |
| Stanley Ellin | "The Day of the Bullet" | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine |
| George P. Elliot | "Words Words Words" | The Hudson Review |
| Howard Fast | "The Man Who Looked Like Jesus" | Esquire |
| Mavis Gallant | "August" | The New Yorker |
| George Garrett | "An Evening Performance" | Mademoiselle |
| John Graves | "The Last Running" | The Atlantic Monthly |
| Lawrence Sargent Hall | "The Ledge" | The Hudson Review |
| Elizabeth Hardwick | "The Purchase" | The New Yorker |
| Lachlan MacDonald | "The Hunter" | Coastlines |
| Bernard Malamud | "The Maid's Shoes" | Partisan Review |
| Arthur Miller | "I Don't Need You Anymore" | Esquire |
| Howard Nemerov | "Unbelievable Characters" | Esquire |
| Phyllis Roberts | "Hero" | The Virginia Quarterly Review |
| Philip Roth | "Defender of the Faith" | The New Yorker |
| Theodore Sturgeon | "The Man Who Lost the Sea" | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction |
| Harvey Swados | "A Glance in the Mirror" | The Hudson Review |
| Peter Taylor | "Who Was Jesse's Friend and Protector?" | The Kenyon Review |
| Elisabeth Larsh Young | "Counterclockwise" | Quixote |
References
- ^ Foley, Martha, ed. (January 1, 1960). The Best American Short Stories 1960. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-9997371287.
{{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.