Katy Hill's List: proulx, annie. close range: wyoming stories

"The most famous story is now “Brokeback Mountain” because nothing promotes a book like the movie. (For the record, “Brokeback Mountain” is one of the book’s best.) It chronicles a love affair between two cowboys over a twenty-year period. “The Half-Skinned Steer” was in John Updike’s Best American Short Stories of the Century, which makes me realize that, at this point, I usually like authors John Updike likes (as well as his work), but I usually disagree with the stories he picks. My pick from Close Range is “A Lonely Coast.” "

"Literary Awards and Prize Collections:

* 2004—Aga Khan Prize for Fiction for "The Wamsutter Wolf"
* 2002—Best Foreign Language Novels of 2002 / Best American Novel Award, Chinese Publishing Association and Peoples' Literature Publishing House (That Old Ace in the Hole)
* 2000—WILLA Literary Award, Women Writing the West
* 2000—Borders Original Voices Award in Fiction (Close Range, Wyoming Stories)
* 2000—"People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water," Best American Short Stories 2000
* 2000—English-Speaking Union's Ambassador Book Award (Close Range, Wyoming Stories)
* 2000—The New Yorker Book Award Best Fiction 1999 (Close Range, Wyoming Stories)
* 1999—"Half-Skinned Steer" inc. Best American Short Stories of the Century, ed. J. Updike
* 1999—"The Bunchgrass Edge of the World," The Best American Short Stories 1999
* 1999—"The Mud Below," O. Henry Awards Prize Stories 1999
* 1998—"Brokeback Mountain" National Magazine Award
* 1998—"Brokeback Mountain" inc. O. Henry Awards Prize Stories 1998
* 1998—"Half-Skinned Steer" inc. Best American Short Stories 1998
* 1997—John Dos Passos Prize for Literature (for body of work)
* 1997—Shortlisted for the 1997 Orange Prize (Accordion Crimes)
* 1994—Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (The Shipping News)
* 1994—National Book Award for fiction (The Shipping News)
* 1993—Irish Times International Fiction Prize (The Shipping News)
* 1993—Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize for Fiction (The Shipping News)
* 1993—PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction (Postcards)"