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Lorin Stein

Lorin Stein is the editor of The Paris Review and co-editor of Object Lessons: The Paris Review Presents the Art of the Short Story, available from Picador.

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Art of the Story

Lorin Stein’s Short Story Picks

<p>The editor of <i>The Paris Review</i> and coeditor of the new book <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Object-Lessons-Paris-Review-Presents/dp/1250005981/" target="_blank">Object Lessons: The Paris Review Presents the Art of the Short Story</a></i> picks his five favorite short story collections.</p>

Lorin Stein

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