Best Short Stories 1989 — Giles Gordon

**USA TITLE: BEST ENGLISH SHORT STORIES 1989 Edited by Giles Gordon and David Hughes. A collection of twenty-two short stories which appeared during 1988 from leading novelists such as Ruth Rendell, Peter Carey and Edna O'Brien, and also from outstanding new talent. There is J.G. Ballard's disturbing story of the only person to notice World War III, Angela Carter on forbidden bliss on the American Prairies and Fay Weldon on the Real Thing in Sarajevo. A feast for all readers who enjoy the short-story form.