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The Best American Short Stories 1985: Selected from U.S. and Canadian Magazines (Best American Short Stories) by Gail Godwin; Shannon Ravenel; Russell Banks; Michael Bishop; Ethan Canin; E. L Doctorow; Margaret Edwards; Starkey Flythe; H. E Francis; Bev Jafek; John L'Heureux; Peter Meinke; Wright Morris; Bharati Mukherjee; Beth Nugent; Joyce Carol Oates; Norman Rush; Deborah Seabrooke; Marjorie Sandor; Jane Smiley; Sharon Sheehe Stark; Joy Williams is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Author
Gail Godwin; Shannon Ravenel; Russell Banks; Michael Bishop; Ethan Canin; E. L Doctorow; Margaret Edwards; Starkey Flythe; H. E Francis; Bev Jafek; John L'Heureux; Peter Meinke; Wright Morris; Bharati Mukherjee; Beth Nugent; Joyce Carol Oates; Norman Rush; Deborah Seabrooke; Marjorie Sandor; Jane Smiley; Sharon Sheehe Stark; Joy Williams
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Published
1985
Language
EN
ISBN
9780395364505
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Fiction, Anthology, Short Stories
Rating
3.62 / 5 (19 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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