The Best American Short Stories 1971
| Editor | Martha Foley |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | The Best American Short Stories |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Publication date | November 1, 1971 |
| Media type | |
| ISBN | 978-0261632363 |
| Preceded by | The Best American Short Stories 1970 |
| Followed by | The Best American Short Stories 1972 |
The Best American Short Stories 1971 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Russell Banks | "With Ché in New Hampshire" | New American Review |
| 1971 | Hal Bennett | "Dotson Gerber Resurrected" | Playboy |
| 1971 | James Blake | "The Widow, Bereft" | Esquire |
| 1971 | Jack Cady | "I Take Care of Things" | The Yale Review |
| 1971 | Robert Canzoneri | "Barbed Wire" | The Southern Review |
| 1971 | Albert Drake | "The Chicken Which Became a Rat" | Northwest Review |
| 1971 | William Eastlake | "The Dancing Boy" | Evergreen Review |
| 1971 | Beth Harvor | "Pain Was My Portion" | The Hudson Review |
| 1971 | David Madden | "No Trace" | The Southern Review |
| 1971 | Don Mitchell | "Diesel" | Shenandoah |
| 1971 | Marion Montgomery | "The Decline and Fall of Officer Fergerson" | The Georgia Review |
| 1971 | Wright Morris | "Magic" | The Southern Review |
| 1971 | Philip F. O'Connor | "The Gift Bearer" | The Southern Review |
| 1971 | Tillie Olsen | "Requa I" | The Iowa Review |
| 1971 | Ivan Prashker | "Shirt Talk" | Harper's Magazine |
| 1971 | Norman Rush | "In Late Youth" | Epoch |
| 1971 | Danny Santiago | "The Somebody" | Redbook |
| 1971 | Jonathan Strong | "Xavier Fereira's Unfinished Book: Chapter One" | TriQuarterly |
| 1971 | Leonard Tushnet | "The Klausners" | Prairie Schooner |
| 1971 | W. D. Valgardson | "Bloodflowers" | Tamarack Review |
| 1971 | L. Woiwode | "The Suitor" | McCall's |
References
- ^ Foley, Martha, ed. (November 1, 1971). The Best American Short Stories 1971. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 9780261632363.
- ^ "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.