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The series editor wishes to thank the editors of the participating periodicals, the agents of the authors, and the authors themselves for cooperation in assembling The O. Henry Prize Stories 2005. Grateful acknowledgment is made to the following for permission to reprint previously published material:
“What You Pawn I Will Redeem” by Sherman Alexie from Ten Little Indians by Sherman Alexie. Copyright (c) 2003 by Sherman Alexie. Reprinted by permission of Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
“The Hurt Man” by Wendell Berry first appeared in The Hudson Review. Copyright (c) 2003 by Wendell Berry. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Brief History of the Dead” by Kevin Brockmeier first appeared in The New Yorker. Copyright (c) 2003 by Kevin Brockmeier. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Sphinxes” by Timothy Crouse first appeared in Zoetrope. Copyright (c) 2003 by Timothy Crouse. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The High Divide” by Charles DAmbrosio first appeared in The New Yorker. Copyright (c) 2003 by Charles DAmbrosio. Reprinted by arrangement with Mary Evans Inc.
“Fantasy for Eleven Fingers” by Ben Fountain first appeared in Southwest Review. Copyright (c) 2003 by Ben Fountain. Reprinted by permission of International Creative Management, Inc.
“Grace” by Paula Fox first appeared in Harper's Magazine. Copyright (c) 2003 by Paula Fox. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Tutor” by Nell Freudenberger first appeared in Granta. Copyright (c) 2003 by Nell Freudenberger. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Comments on Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's ‘Refuge in London,’” by Cristina García. Copyright (c) 2003 by Cristina García.
“The Card Trick” by Tessa Hadley first appeared in The New Yorker. Copyright (c) 2003 by Tessa Hadley. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Refuge in London” by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala first appeared in Zoetrope. Copyright (c) 2003 by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“A Rich Man” by Edward P. Jones first appeared in The New Yorker. Copyright (c) 2003 by Edward P. Jones. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Desolation” by Gail Jones first appeared in The Kenyon Review. Copyright (c) 2003 by Gail Jones. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Christie” by Caitlin Macy first appeared in The New Yorker. Copyright (c) 2003 by Caitlin Macy. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Golden Era of Heartbreak” by Michael Parker first appeared in The Oxford American. Copyright (c) 2003 by Michael Parker. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Comments on Sherman Alexie's ‘What You Pawn I Will Redeem,’” by Ann Patchett. Copyright (c) 2003 by Ann Patchett.
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“The Drowned Woman” by Frances de Pontes Peebles first appeared in Indiana Review. Copyright (c) 2003 by Frances de Pontes Peebles. Reprinted by permission of the author.
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“Snowbound” by Liza Ward first appeared in The Georgia Review. Copyright (c) 2003 by Liza Ward. Reprinted by permission of the author.
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Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Dedication
Author's Note
Acknowledgements
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Elizabeth Stuckey-French - Mudlavia
Chapter 2 - Kevin Brockmeier - The Brief History of the Dead
Chapter 3 - Michael Parker - The Golden Era of Heartbreak
Chapter 4 - Wendell Berry - The Hurt Man
Chapter 5 - Nell Freudenberger - The Tutor
Chapter 6 - Ben Fountain - Fantasy for Eleven Fingers
Chapter 7 - Charles D'Ambrosio - The High Divide
Chapter 8 - Gail Jones - Desolation
Chapter 9 - Edward P. Jones - A Rich Man
Chapter 10 - Dale Peck - Dues
Chapter 11 - Ron Rash - Speckle Trout
Chapter 12 - Timothy Crouse - Sphinxes
Chapter 13 - Paula Fox - Grace
Chapter 14 - Liza Ward - Snowbound
Chapter 15 - Nancy Reisman - Tea
Chapter 16 - Caitlin Macy - Christie
Chapter 17 - Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Refuge in London
Chapter 18 - Frances de Pontes Peebles - The Drowned Woman
Chapter 19 - Tessa Hadley - The Card Trick
Chapter 20 - Sherman Alexie - What You Pawn I Will Redeem
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