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Through a process that combined my own favorites (I did, after all, read all of the stories) and reader nominations, I have determined a list of the Top Ten stories of the year. Several writers this year had multiple stories nominated: Alice Munro, Robert Coover, Ben Marcus, George Saunders. So that they wouldn't be competing against themselves, and to be as inclusive as possible, I allowed only one story per author in the Top Ten.
"The Years of My Birth" by Louise Erdrich (January 10)
"Going for a Beer" by Robert Coover (March 14)
"Clever Girl" by Tessa Hadley (June 6)
"Home" by George Saunders (June 13 & 20)
"Above and Below" by Lauren Groff (June 13 & 20)
"Gravel" by Alice Munro (June 27)
"Homage to Hemingway" by Julian Barnes (July 4)
"What Have You Done?" by Ben Marcus (August 8)
"What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank" by Nathan Englander (December 12)
"Stone Mattress" by Margaret Atwood (December 19 & 26)
2 comments:
Unfortunately most of the stories I was unable to access, because I have not subscribed to The New Yorker (yet). But, Margaret Atwood's story is damn brilliant!! I did not cast my vote, because I would have to read all of them, to be fair. But, I think "Stone Mattress" is one of the best short stories I have ever read.
Thank you so much for putting this together! Munro's story is chilling and wonderful.
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