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Ann Beattie

Ann Beattie has contributed to The New Yorker since 1974. She is the recipient of a PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in Short Fiction. “ The Accomplished Guest ” is her latest story collection.

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4 picks · 1982–2015

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Save a Horse Ride a Cowgirl
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Fiction by Ann Beattie: “You couldn’t just stare into the darkness with binoculars, looking at your old life.”

Janus
fiction ·

Andrea was a real-estate agent and when she thought that some prospective buyers might be dog-lovers, she dropped her dog Mondo at the house when they were…

Summer People
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Byron was Tom's son from his first marriage. It was the second year that he was staying with Tom and Jo in their summer house in Vermont. In the school…

Moving Water
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Story told in the first person about a woman who is recovering from a breakup with Jason, whom she lived with and who told her one afternoon after work …