Guests of a Nation (1931) by Frank O'Connor was one of the first stories that came to mind as great 20th century writing. Many of his short stories are some of the best and most affecting I've ever read, but I couldn't really figure out how to nominate them. The Stories of Frank O'Connor (1952) and The Collected Stories (1981) are both worthy of nominations if anyone can figure out how to include O'Connor's work in the nomination process.
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