About This Book
A collection of the year's best short stories, selected by Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times bestseller Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of The Sympathizer. The Best American series, launched in 1915, is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction, and it is the...
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7h 38m
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180 WPM
5h 30m
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250 WPM
3h 56m
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350 WPM
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