The Oxford Book of American Short Stories

A masterfully curated collection of American short fiction, this anthology brings together a wide range of voices, styles, and eras to showcase the depth and evolution of the form.

Edited by Joyce Carol Oates, it features writers such as Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, Flannery O’Connor, Raymond Carver, and Toni Morrison, tracing a literary lineage that is as varied as it is influential, from classic foundations to modern experimentation.