The O. Henry Prize Stories 2017

Introduction / Laura Furman --

Too good to be true / Michelle Huneven --

Something for a young woman / Genevieve Plunkett --

The Buddhist / Alan Rossi --

Garments / Tahmima Anam --

Protection / Paola Peroni --

Night garden / Shruti Swamy --

A cruelty / Kevin Barry --

Floating garden / Mary LaChapelle --

The trusted traveler / Joseph O'Neill --

Blue dot / Keith Eisner --

Lion / Wil Weitzel --

Paddle to Canada / Heather Monley --

A small sacrifice for an enormous happiness / Jai Chakrabarti --

The bride and the street party / Kate Cayley --

Secret lives of the detainees / Amit Majmudar --

Glory / Lesley Nneka Arimah --

Mercedes Benz / Martha Cooley --

The reason is because / Manuel Muñoz --

The family whistle / Gerard Woodward --

Buttony / Fiona McFarlane --

Reading the O. Henry Prize Stories 2017 : The jurors on their favorites. David Bradley on "Too good to be true" by Michelle Huneven ; Elizabeth McCracken on "Secret lives of the detainees" by Amit Majmudar ; Brad Watson on "Buttony" by Fiona McFarlane --

Writing The O. Henry Prize Stories 2017 : The writers on their work.