Object Lessons: The Paris Review Presents the Art of the Short Story

A New York Magazine Best Book of the Year

A Huffington Post Best Book of the Year

Twenty contemporary authors introduce twenty sterling examples of the short story from the pages of The Paris Review.

What does it take to write a great short story? In Object Lessons, twenty contemporary masters of the genre answer that question, sharing favorite stories from the pages of The Paris Review. Over the course of the last half century, the Review has launched hundreds of careers while publishing s...