The Pushcart Prize XXX: Best of the Small Presses, 2006 Edition - Hardcover

Bill Henderson; The Pushcart Prize Editors

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 188888942X ISBN 13: 9781888889420

Publisher: Pushcart, 2005

Synopsis

"[Henderson] has made it his mission over the last thirty-odd years to defy the dumbing down of literature and the culture at large."—Kirkus Reviews

This edition of the long-honored anthology of small-press fiction, essays, and poetry marks its third decade, an amazing feat of survival and excellence.

Like previous editions, The Pushcart Prize XXX presents over sixty selections picked from hundreds of little magazines and presses with the help of over 200 distinguished contributing editors. In the Pushcart tradition, this fascinating collection combines the work of today's luminaries with a host of new talents, creating an exciting assembly of diverse voices.

Since 1976, The Pushcart Prize has been "the single best measure of the state of affairs in American literature today," according to the New York Times Book Review. Many of today's celebrated writers received their first recognition in The Pushcart Prize, which over the years has tracked small-press enthusiasms from traditional to experimental in an unsurpassed eclectic gathering.

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Reviews

The Pushcart Prize offers its annual fix for readers hungry for fresh and arresting literature, and it's more compelling than ever in its thirtieth incarnation. Drawing on such steadfast sources of good writing as Boulevard, Ontario Review, Three Penny Review, TriQuarterly, and Virginia Quarterly Review, as well as more recently established venues such as Dogwood and Speakeasy, the Pushcart editors have once again selected a spectacular array of literary gems. The poets include Linda Bierds, Brigit Pegeen Kelly, Philip Levine, and Stanley Plumly. The essays are outstanding, including Brian Doyle's highly concentrated and affecting meditation on the hearts of hummingbirds, whales, and humans; Edward Hirsch's ravishing remembrance of William Maxwell; and George Gessert's resounding contrapuntal riffing on kitsch and uranium weapons. And what a feast of short stories. Valerie Sayers offers an unusual mix of history and fiction. E. L. Doctorow provides a stinging tale of corrupt politics. Jim Shepard is in fine satiric form. Rick Bass' story, "Her First Elk," is hauntingly beautiful. And Aimee Bender's "End of the Line" is mind-blowing. Donna Seaman
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Edition details

• Publisher: Pushcart
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 188888942X
• ISBN 13: 9781888889420
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 550