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Lori Ostlund
Lori Ostlund's first collection of stories, The Bigness of the World, received the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction, the California Book Award for First Fiction, and the Edmund White Debut Fiction Award. It was shortlisted for the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing, was a... show more



Lori Ostlund's first collection of stories, The Bigness of the World, received the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction, the California Book Award for First Fiction, and the Edmund White Debut Fiction Award. It was shortlisted for the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing, was a Lambda finalist, and was named a Notable Book by The Short Story Prize. Her stories have appeared in Best American Short Stories and The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories, among other publications. In 2009, Lori received a Rona Jaffe Foundation Award. She is the author of the novel, After the Parade and lives in San Francisco.

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Lenaribka
Lenaribka rated it 8 years ago
My first book by [a:Lori Ostlund|2950785|Lori Ostlund|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1438564153p2/2950785.jpg] was [b:The Bigness of the World|22130151|The Bigness of the World|Lori Ostlund|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1400334447s/22130151.jpg|6711442], a wonderful collection of short stories. [b:...
Garden-of-Stars
Garden-of-Stars rated it 9 years ago
Thank you to Scribner for the egalley copy of the book. I had pretty high hopes for this anthology, given the praise that it received as well as the relatively high rating. The opening, titular story was also quite interesting, filled both with quirkiness and clarity, with a pleasant cast of chara...
Lenaribka
Lenaribka rated it 9 years ago
A wonderful collection of short stories. This book is a perfect choice for a BR.Because it delivers a SUBSTANCE, it gives you so many topics to discuss and thinking about.Every single story is a beautiful and sophisticated piece of prose that gives you food for thought and keeps you craving for more...
The Relaxed Ravenous Reader
The Relaxed Ravenous Reader rated it 9 years ago
Title: The Bigness of The World Author: Lori Ostlund Publisher: Scribner (Expected) Publication Date: Feb 16th 2016 Page Numbers: 272 Blurb: Winner of the Flannery O'Connor Prize, the Edmund White Award, and the California Book Award, Lori Ostlund's "heartbreaking and wonderful" (Pulitzer Prize winn...
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