The O. Henry prize stories 2017: best short stories of the year

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 / Manual 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.