Joy Williams has been celebrated as a master of the short story for four decades
, her renown passing as a given from one generation to the next even in the shif
ting landscape of contemporary writing. And at long last the incredible scope of
her singular achievement is put on display: thirty-three stories drawn from thr
ee much-lauded collections, and another thirteen appearing here for the first ti
me in book form. Forty-six stories in all, far and away the most comprehensive v
olume in her long career, showcasing her crisp, elegant prose, her dark wit, and
her uncanny ability to illuminate our world through characters and situations t
hat feel at once peculiar and foreign and disturbingly familiar. Virtually all A
merican writers have their favorite Joy Williams stories, as do many readers of
all ages, and each one of them is available here.
