The New Granta Book of the
American Short Story
Great Collection Of Short Stories And Quickly Delivered.
In 1992, Richard Ford edited and introduced the first Granta Book of the
American Short Story. It became the definitive anthology of American short
fiction written in the last half of the twentieth century—an “exemplary
choice” in the words of The Washington Post—with stories by Eudora
Welty, John Cheever, Raymond Carver, and forty others demonstrating
how much memorable power can lie in the briefest narration. In the years
since, Ford has been reading new stories and rereading old ones and
selecting new favorites. This new collection features more than forty
stories, including some he regretted overlooking the first time around, as
well as many by a new generation of writers—among them Sherman
Alexie, Junot Díaz, Deborah Eisenberg, Nell Freudenberger, Matthew
Klam, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Z. Z. Packer. None of the stories (though a few
of the writers) were in the first volume. Once again, Ford’s introduction is
an illuminating exposition of how a good story is written by a master of the
craft.

Personal Review: The New Granta Book of the American Short
Story
There are some amazing stories in this anthology, and not just from the
usual suspects. Sherman Alexie, Mary Gaitskill, Robert Stone, Julie
Orringer, Matthew Klam, George Saunders, Denis Johnson, Lorrie Moore
-- each story is good, each is completely different, and there has got to be
something for everyone.
Highly recommended - would make a great gift as well. I'm ordering the
first collection as soon as I finish this review. The introduction, though well
written, is probably only for story writers. Everyone else, dive right in.
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