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Fortune Smiles
AuthorAdam Johnson
PublisherRandom House
Publication date
2015
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages320 pages

Fortune Smiles is a 2015 collection of short stories by American author and novelist Adam Johnson.[1][2] It is Johnson's second published collection, after his 2002 book Emporium. The collection includes six stories, several of which have won awards. The New York Times highlighted the title story and another story, Nirvana, as the two best in the book.

The collection won the National Book Award for Fiction in 2015.

Contents

  • "Nirvana"
  • "Dark Meadow"
  • "Interesting Facts"
  • "Hurricanes Anonymous"
  • "George Orwell Was a Friend of Mine"
  • "Fortune Smiles"

References

  1. ^ Kakutani, Michiko (7 September 2015). "Review: 'Fortune Smiles,' Stories From Dark Places, by Adam Johnson". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  2. ^ Shapiro, Eben (4 August 2015). "Pulitzer Winner Adam Johnson on His New Book, 'Fortune Smiles'". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 4 April 2016.