The Best American Short Stories Of The Century -

is a landmark anthology first published in 1999, featuring 55 extraordinary stories (56 in the expanded edition) selected from the annual Best American Short Stories series spanning 1915 to 1998. Curated by John Updike and co-edited by Katrina Kenison , the collection is celebrated as a "spectacular tapestry of fictional achievement" that serves as both a literary history and a survey of American manners and morals. Anthology Highlights & Key Stories

The collection includes iconic works by master writers that have shaped the American literary landscape. The Best American Short Stories of the Century