The Best American Catholic Short Stories

edited by Daniel McVeigh and Patricia Schnapp

The Best American Catholic Short Stories captures twenty of the best short stories from thirteen American Catholic writers over the past seventy-five years. Spanning most of the twentieth century, the stories in this collection deal with many of the issues brought into the spotlight with Vatican II.

Amy Welborn, August 7, 2007:
An “excellent recent collection of American Catholic short fiction.”

Jim Manney, January 10, 2007:
“The Best American Catholic Short Stories has just been published by Sheed & Ward, and it’s an impressive, absorbing book. J.F. Powers, Flannery O’Connor, and other mid-century Catholic masters are here, but so are contemporary writers: Richard Russo, Ron Hansen, Tobias Wolff, Tim Gautreaux, and others.”

Tamara Butler, Library Journal, 2007:
“An inspired collection of short stories from prolific Catholic writers over the past 75 years.”

Product Details

• Paperback: 376 pages
• Publisher: Sheed & Ward (January 25, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580512100
• ISBN-13: 978-1580512107
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds

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