The Best American Short Stories 1965
| Editor | Martha Foley |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | The Best American Short Stories |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Media type | |
| ISBN | 978-9997371454 |
| Preceded by | The Best American Short Stories 1964 |
| Followed by | The Best American Short Stories 1966 |
The Best American Short Stories 1965 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 |
|---|---|---|
| L.J. Amster | "Center of Gravity" | The Saturday Evening Post |
| Daniel De Paola | "The Returning" | Prairie Schooner |
| Stanley Elkin | "The Transient" | The Saturday Evening Post |
| Jack Gilchrist | "Opening Day" | The Georgia Review |
| James W. Groshong | "The Gesture" | The Antioch Review |
| Martin J. Hamer | "Sarah" | The Atlantic Monthly |
| Maureen Howard | "Sherry" | The Hudson Review |
| Donald Hutter | "A Family Man" | The Saturday Evening Post |
| Henia Karmel-Wolfe | "The Month of His Birthday" | Mademoiselle |
| Mary Lavin | "Heart of Gold" | The New Yorker |
| Dennis Lynds | "A Blue Blonde in the Sky over Pennsylvania" | The Hudson Review |
| Frederic Morton | "The Guest" | The Hudson Review |
| Jay Neugeboren | "The Application" | The Transatlantic Review |
| Joyce Carol Oates | "First Views of the Enemy" | Prairie Schooner |
| Leonard Wallace Robinson | "The Practice of about Art" | The Saturday Evening Post |
| Isaac Bashevis Singer | "A Sacrifice" | Harper's Magazine |
| Abraham Rothberg | "Pluto is the Furthest Planet" | The Yale Review |
| Robert Somerlott | "Eskimo Pies" | The Atlantic Monthly |
| Elizabeth Spencer | "The Visit" | Prairie Schooner |
| Jean Stafford | "The Tea Time of Stouthearted Ladies" | The Kenyon Review |
| Gerald Stein | "For I Have Wept" | The Saturday Evening Post |
| Peter Taylor | "There" | The Kenyon Review |
| Lee Yu-Hwa | "The Last Rite" | The Literary Review |
References
- ^ Foley, Martha, ed. (January 1, 1965). The Best American Short Stories 1965. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-9997371454.
- ^ "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.