The Best American short stories, 1997: selected from U.S. and Canadian magazines
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin, [1997].
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xvii, 381 pages ; 22 cm
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A compilation of twenty-four American short stories by authors such as Carolyn Cooke, Leonard Michaels, Clyde Edgerton, and Tobias Wolff. Includes a list of 100 additional notable stories from 1996.

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0395798663, 9780395798669, 0395798655, 9780395798652

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A compilation of twenty-four American short stories by authors such as Carolyn Cooke, Leonard Michaels, Clyde Edgerton, and Tobias Wolff. Includes a list of 100 additional notable stories from 1996.

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Proulx, A., & Kenison, K. (1997). The Best American short stories, 1997: selected from U.S. and Canadian magazines. Houghton Mifflin.

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Proulx, Annie and Katrina, Kenison. 1997. The Best American Short Stories, 1997: Selected From U.S. and Canadian Magazines. Houghton Mifflin.

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Proulx, Annie and Katrina, Kenison, The Best American Short Stories, 1997: Selected From U.S. and Canadian Magazines. Houghton Mifflin, 1997.

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Proulx, Annie, and Katrina Kenison. The Best American Short Stories, 1997: Selected From U.S. and Canadian Magazines. Houghton Mifflin, 1997.

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