The Best American Short Stories 1998

Edited by beloved storyteller Garrison Keillor, this year’s volume promises to be full of humor, surprises, and, as always, accomplished writing by new and familiar voices. The preeminent short fiction series since 1915, The Best American Short Stories is the only volume that annually offers the finest works chosen by a distinguished best-selling author.

Hermit’s story / Rick Bass —
Sun, the moon, the stars / Junot Diaz —
Mrs. Dutta writes a letter / Chitra Divakaruni —
Kansas / Stephen Dobyns —
Tumblers / Nathan Englander —
Piano tuner / Tim Gautreaux —
Uncharted heart / Melissa Hardy —
The 5:22 / George Harrar —
Islands / A. Hemon —
Best girlfriend you never had / Pam Houston —
In the kindergarten / Ha Jin —
Marry the one who gets there first / Heidi Julavits —
Live life king-sized / Hester Kaplan —
Africans / Sheila Kohler —
Interpreter of maladies / Jhumpa Lahiri —
Real estate / Lorrie Moore —
Save the reaper / Alice Munro —
Bunchgrass edge of the world / Annie Proulx —
Robbers of Karnataka / James Spencer —
Good shopkeeper / Samrat Upadhyay —
Rest of her life / Steve Yarbrough