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April 2017 favorites

April 2017

The April stories ordered solely on my personal tastes.

  1. ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ by Hans Christian Andersen
  2. ‘The Garden Party’ by Katherine Mansfield
  3. ‘The Dinner Party’ by Joshua Ferris
  4. ‘The Party’ by Anton Chekhov
  5. ‘The Red Bow’ by George Saunders
  6. ‘Ranch Girl’ by Maile Meloy
  7. ‘Stitches’ by Antonya Nelson
  8. ‘Communist’ by Richard Ford
  9. ‘Malta Sheffer’ by Nelson Eubanks
  10. ‘A Short Walk From The Station’ by John O’Hara
  11. ‘Disguised’ by Isaac Bashevis Singer
  12. ‘Incarnations Of Burned Children’ by David Foster Wallace

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April 28, 2017August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: FavoritesTags: Anton Chekhov, Antonya Nelson, David Foster Wallace, George Saunders, Hans Christian Andersen, Isaac Bashevis Singer, John O'Hara, Joshua Ferris, Katherine Mansfield, Maile Meloy, Nelson Eubanks, Richard Ford Leave a comment

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