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O. Henry Award おーへんりーしょう

Edition 57 (1977)

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Winners

2 people
Shirley Hazzard しゃーりー・はざーど Winner

A London businessman falls in love with his secretary, and his desire and self-image gradually unravel. The restrained prose keeps the distortions of love and power sharply in view.

A London businessman falls in love with his secretary, and his desire and self-image gradually unravel. The restrained prose keeps the distortions of love and power sharply in view.

lovepowerself-deceptionLondon
Ella Leffland えら・れふらんど Winner

A polite woman confronts the anger and disorder that follow her aunt’s death. The story lets restrained feeling harden into violence under social pressure.

A polite woman confronts the anger and disorder that follow her aunt’s death. The story lets restrained feeling harden into violence under social pressure.

courtesylossviolenceisolation