Friends: More Will and Magna Stories [Paperback]

Stephen Dixon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 15, 2005

In the ten stories that comprise Friends, Dixon, a two-time National Book Award finalist for his novels Frog and Interstate, writes with his unusual flair, wit, and gentle irony. Through Will and Magna, characters he first introduced in his first collection Time To Go, Dixon offers many insights into the complexities and richness of human relationships.

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About the Author

Stephen Dixon is the author of about 300 published short stories, four novels and eight short story collections besides Friends. Mr. Dixon has received two NEA Fellowships for Fiction Writing, a Guggenheim Fellowship for Fiction, and a Literature Award from the Academy-Institute of Arts and Letters. His short stories have been selected for the O. Henry Prize Stories, the Pushcart Prize, and the Paris Review John Train Humor Award, among others. He teaches in the Writing Seminars at John Hopkins University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: Leaping Dog Press; 1st edition (April 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1878580191
• ISBN-13: 978-1878580191
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,307,819 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Stephen Dixon is the author of twenty-seven works of fiction including, most recently, Phone Rings and Old Friends (both published by Melville House). His novels Interstate and Frog were both finalists for the National Book Award. Frog was also a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award. His work has received the O. Henry Award, the Best American Short Stories award, the Pushcart Prize, The American Academy Institute of Arts and Letters Prize for Fiction, and he has been a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship.