1997 (New Stories from the South: the Year's Best) - Tapa blanda

Noted short story author and Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert Olen Butler answers that much asked question once and for all in his preface to the 1997 volume - the twelfth - of "New Stories from the South." Butler writes: "Let there be peace now about what the South was or is or isn't...'The South' is just a great excuse to bring some wonderful artists together to peer deep into the yearnings of the human heart." We couldn't agree more, and this anthology won't disappoint. It's packed with nineteen brand-new stories from, of, or about the Southern heart's yearning. From a cautionary tale about the difficulties of loving a space alien to a new twist on a young Southerner's struggle in the wilds of Manhatten, these stories range from the hilarious to the poignant. And each story offers readers a delightful chance to decide for themselves what the South was or is or isn't.

ROBERT OLEN BUTLER is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of numerous novels and short story collections. He has twice won a National Magazine Award in Fiction and has received two Pushcart Prizes. He teaches creative writing at Florida State University. Shannon Ravenel has edited New Stories from the South since 1986. Formerly editorial director of Algonquin Books, she now directs her Algonquin imprint, Shannon Ravenel Books. She lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.