《美国短篇故事125篇》译自美国作家保罗·奥斯特主编的一本故事集。文章题材广泛,风格各异,反映了美国社会生活的许多不同侧面,使读者能够从中尽览凡人万象,体会一丝真切的感动。一百多篇故事就如同一百多块拼图,读者在阅读过程中也许就可以拼出一幅鲜活的美国画卷。

目 录

ANIMALS 动物

The Chicken 小鸡-------------------------------------- LIDNA ELEGANT
The Yellow Butterfly 黄蝴蝶----------------------- SIMONETTE JACKSON
Pork Chop 猪排-------------------------------------------- ERIC WYNN
B B--------------------------------------------------- SUZANNE STROH
Two Loves 两种挚爱-------------------------------------- WILL COFFEY
Rabbit Story 兔子的故事----------------------------------- BARRY FOY
Carolina 卡罗琳娜------------------------------------- KELLY O'NEILL
Andy and the Snake 安迪与蛇------------------------------ RON FABIAN
Blue Skies 蓝天--------------------------------------- CORKI STEWART
Exposure 暴露----------------------------------- MICHAEL OPPENHEIMER

OBJECTS 物品

Star and Chain 星星链子------------------------------- STEVE LACHEEN
A Bicycle Story 自行车的故事--------------------------- EDITH RIEMER
Grandmother's China 祖母的瓷器------------------- KRISTINE LUNDQUIST
Mother's Watch 母亲的表------------------------------- RAYMOND BARRY
The Photo 相片------------------------------------- BEVERLY PETERSON
Ms. Found in an Attic 阁楼新生--------------------- MARCUS ROSENBAUM
A Lesson Not Learned 没有吸取的教训------------- CAROL SHERMAN-JONES
A Family Christmas 家庭圣诞节---------------------------- DON GRAVES
My Rocking Chair 我的摇椅--------------------------------- DOCK BAIN
The Doll 洋娃娃---------------------------------------- ROBERT MCGEE
The Purse 钱包---------------------------------------- BARBARA HUDIN
A Gift of Gold 金子般的礼物------------------------------ JOHN KEITH

FAMILIES 家庭

Rainout 泡汤------------------------------------------ STAN BENKOSKI
Isolation 孤独------------------------------------------ LUCY HAYDEN
How My Father Lost His Job 父亲如何丢了工作----------- FRED MURATORI
Danny Kowalski 丹尼·科瓦尔斯基---------------------- CHARLIE PETERS
Aunt Myrtle 默特尔姨婆----------------------- LAURA BRAUGHTON WATERS
American Odyssey 美国式的“奥德赛”---------------------- JANE ADAMS
A Plate of Peas 一碟豌豆--------------------------------- RICK BEYER
Double Sadness 双重悲伤-------------------------- MARTHA RUSSELL HSU
A Picture of Life 生活写照-------------------------- JEANINE MANKINS
Margie 玛吉--------------------------------------- CHRISTINE KRAVETZ
One Thousand Dollars 一千美元--------------------------------- I. Z.
Taking Leave 告假---------------------------------------- JOE MICELI
Act of Memory 追忆------------------------------- MARY GRACE DEMBECK

SLAPSTICK 闹剧

Bicoastal 两岸------------------------------------------- BETH KIVEL
A Felt Fedora 费多拉毡帽------------------------- JOAN WILKINS STONE
Man vs. Coat 男人VS. 外套-------------------------------- MEL SINGER
That's Entertainment 娱乐------------------------------ NANCY WILSON
The Cake 蛋糕------------------------------------------ GERARD BYRNE
Riding with Andy 与安迪同行----------------------------- JIM FURLONG
Sophisticated Lady 成熟女人---------------------- JOAN VANDEN HEUVEL
My First Day in Priest Clothes 穿牧师服的第一天------ EUGENE O'BRIEN
Jewish Cowboy 犹太牛仔--------------------------------- JENNIFER PYE
How to Win Friends and Influence People 交友之道------- JERRY YELLIN
Airport Story 机场故事---------------------------------- RADNY WELCH

STRANGERS 陌生人

A Conversation with Bill 和比尔的一次谈话-------------- JOHN BRAWLEY
Greyhounding “灰狗”大巴旅行--------------------- BETH TWIGGAR GOFF
A Little Story about New York 纽约小事--------------- DAYNA T. PAYNE
My Mistake 我之错-------------------------------------- LUDLOW PERRY
No Forwarding Address 无处可寄-------------------------- JOSH DORMAN
The New Girl 新来的女孩------------------------------- MARC MITCHELL
The Iceman of Market Street 街市冰人----------------- R. C. VAN KOOY
Lives of the Poets 诗人的生活---------------------- CLAYTON ESHLEMAN
Land of the Lost 失落的世界----------------------------- ERICA HAGEN
Rainbow 彩虹------------------------------------- KATIE LETCHER LYLE
Rescued by God 上帝救了我-------------------------- MARY ANN GARRETT
My Story 我的故事------------------------------------- RACHEL WATSON
Small World 世界真小------------------------------- PAUL K. HUMISTON
Christmas Morning, 1949 1949年的圣诞节早晨----- SYLVIA SEYMOUR AKIN
A Shot in the Light 一线生机--------------------------- LION GOODMAN
Snow 雪--------------------------------------------- JULIANA C. NASH

WAR 战争

The Fatest Man in the Union Army 联邦军队中跑得最快的人
----------------------------------------------- MICHAEL KURETICH
Mount Grappa 格拉帕山-------------------------- MARY PARSONS BURKETT
Savenay 萨维内---------------------------------------- HAROLD TAPEER
Fifty Years Later 五十年后----------------------- GISELA CLOOS EVITT
He Was the Same Age as My Sister 他和我的姐姐同龄---MIEKE C. MALANDRA
Betting on Uncle Louie 打赌----------------------- JEANNE W. HALPERN
The Ten-Goal Player “十分”球员---------------------- PAUL EBELTOFT
The Last Hand 最后一把----------------------------- BILL HELMANTOLER
August 1945 1945年8月------------- ROBERT C. NORTH & DOROTHY NORTH
The Celebration 庆祝-------------------------------- REGINALD THAYER
Christmas, 1945 1945年的圣诞节---------------------- LLOYD HUSTVEDT
A Trunk Full of Memories 满载记忆的箱子------------- MORTON N. COHEN
A Walk in the Sun 阳光下的行军------------------------ DONALD ZUCHER
A Shot in the Dark 黑暗中的一枪------------------------- DAVID AYRES
Forever 永远---------------------------------------- MARIA BARCELONA

LOVE 爱

What if 如果---------------------------------------- THEODORE LUSTIG
The Mysteries of Tortellini 神奇的意大利饺子------ KRISTINA STREETER
An Involuntary Assistant 无意的帮助------------------- C. W. SCHMITT
The Plot 墓地---------------------------------------------- BEV FORD
Table for Two 两个人的桌子----------------------------- LORI PEIKOFF
Top Button 领扣---------------------------------------- EARL ROBERTS
Lace Gloves 蕾丝手套---------------------------- KAREN CYCON DERMODY
Edith 伊迪丝--------------------------------------------- BILL FROKE
Souls Fly Away 飘逝的灵魂------------------------------ LAURA MCHUGH
Awaiting Delivery 待产----------------------------------- JOHN WILEY
A Lesson in Love 爱的教训------------------------------ ALVIN ROSSER
The Fortune Cookie 签饼------------------------- SHARLI LAND-POLANCO

DEATH 死亡

Ashes 骨灰---------------------------------------------- SARA WILSON
Harrisburg 哈里斯堡-------------------------------- RANDEE ROSENFELD
Something to Think About 有所思-------------------------- P. ROHMANN
Good Night 晚安--------------------------------------- ELLISE ROSSEN
Charlie the Tree Killer 树木杀手查理-------------------- FRANK YOUNG
Dead Man's Bluff 死人的游戏-------------------------- JOEL EINSCHLAG
My Best Friend 我最好的朋友---------------------------- OLGA HARDMAN
I Didn't Know 我不知道--------------------------------- LIDNA MARINE
Cardiac Arrests 心跳停止--------------------- SHERWIN WALDNAM, M. D.
Grandmother's Funeral 祖母的葬礼---------------------- MARTHA DUNCAN
A Failed Execution 劫后余生-------------------------- DAVID ANDERSON
Heart Surgery 心脏手术--------------------------------------- DR. G.
The Crying Place 伤心之地-------------------------------- TIM GLBSON
Lee 李------------------------------------------------ JODIE WALTERS
South Dakota 南达科他----------------------------------- NANCY PEAVY
Connecting with Phil 心系菲尔---------------------------- TOM SELLEW
The Letter 信---------------------------------------- BRIAN F. MCGEE
Dress Rehearsal 彩排----------------------------------- ELLEN POWELL

DREAMS 梦

4:05 A.M. 凌晨四点零五分----------------------------- MATTHEW MENARY
Blood 血------------------------------------------- JAMES SHARPSTEEN
The Interpretation of Dreams 解梦--------------- V. FERGUSON-STEWART
Friday Night 星期五晚上------------------------------- STEVE HODGMAN
“Jill” “吉尔”--------------------------------------- KARA HUSSON
D-day 登陆日-------------------------------------- RICHARD R. ROSMAN
The Wall 墙------------------------------------------- VICKY JOHNSON
Heaven 天堂--------------------------------------- GRACE FICHTELBERG
My Father's Dream 父亲的梦---------------------------- MARY MCCALLUM
Anna May 安娜·梅---------------------------------------- JEFF RAPER
Long Time Gone 岁月流逝--------------------------------- LYNN DUVALL

MEDITATIONS 沉思

Sewing Lessons 缝纫课------------------------------ DONNA M. BRONNER
Seaside 海边------------------------------------------ TANYA COLLINS
After a Long Winter 长冬过后-------------------------- EILEEN O'HARA
Peter 彼得----------------------------------------------- MARK GOVER
Reflections on a Hubcap 轮毂盖上的映像------------ ROGER BRINKERHOFF
Homeless in Prescott, Arizona 普雷斯科特的流浪生涯------------ B. C.
Being There 在那里--------------------------------------- TIM CLANCY