Laura Furman, Elizabeth Stuckey-French, Kevin Brockmeier, Michael Parker, Wendell Berry, Nell Freudenberger, Ben Fountain, Charles D’Ambrosio, Gail Jones, Edward P. Jones, Dale Peck, Ron Rash, Timothy Crouse, Paula Fox, Liza Ward, Nancy Reisman, Caitlin Macy, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Frances de Pontes Peebles, Tessa Hadley, Sherman Alexie
The O Henry Prize Stories 2005
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Publisher's Note
To Anton Chekhov (1860-1904)
Introduction
Elizabeth Stuckey-French
Mudlavia
Kevin Brockmeier
The Brief History of the Dead
Michael Parker
The Golden Era of Heartbreak
Wendell Berry
The Hurt Man
Nell Freudenberger
The Tutor
Ben Fountain
Fantasy for Eleven Fingers
Charles D’Ambrosio
The High Divide
Gail Jones
Desolation
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5
Edward P. Jones
A Rich Man
Dale Peck
Dues
Ron Rash
Speckle Trout
Timothy Crouse
Sphinxes
Paula Fox
Grace
Liza Ward
Snowbound
Nancy Reisman
Tea
Caitlin Macy
Christie
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Refuge in London
Frances de Pontes Peebles
The Drowned Woman
Tessa Hadley
The Card Trick
Sherman Alexie
What You Pawn I Will Redeem
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