The O. Henry Prize Stories 1991 collects 20 of the best short stories of the year, selected from thousands published in literary magazines. The Sandstone Farmhouse by John Updike, which tells of a difficult relationship of a son and his mother over 50 years, takes the coveted top prize. The other stories in this collection are: Joyce Carol Oates The Swimmers Sharon Sheehe Stark Overland Martha Lacy Hall The Apple-Green Triumph Wayne Johnson Hippies, Indians, Buffalo Perri Klass For Women Everywhere Helen Norris Raisin Faces Patricia Lear Powwow Charles Baxter Saul and Patsy Are Pregnant Sylvia A. Watanabe Talking to the Dead T. Alan Broughton Ashes Diane Levenberg The Ilui Ursula K. Le Guin Hand, Cup, Shell Alice Adams Earthquake Damage Charlotte Zoë Walker The Very Pineapple Ronald Sukenick Ecco Dennis McFarland Nothing to Ask For Millicent Dillon Oil and Water Marly Swick Moscow Nights Thomas Fox Averill During the Twelfth Summer of Elmer D. Peterson This collection is both meritorious and diverse. The work ranges from plainly written stories brimming with resonant significance to full-blown extravaganzas. . . . Recommended.—Library Journal | Prize Stories 1991 by William Abrahams, Paperback | Indigo Chapters