{"product_id":"o-henry-selected-stories","title":"O. Henry – Selected Stories","description":"O. Henry – Selected Stories\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book \"O. Henry: Selected Stories\" from the \"English Classics\" series is a complete collection of thirty of O. Henry's best works, which best expresses the author's unsurpassed talent for seeing the extraordinary in the ordinary. This selection (from the famous New York stories to the adventures of the Wild West) reveals a writer who looked at the world from the perspective of irony, humor, and deep humanity. The selection includes world-renowned masterpieces such as \"The Gift of the Magi\" and \"The Last Leaf\", as well as works with a darker mood (e.g., \"The Furnished Room\"), or witty social satire (e.g., \"While the Auto Waits\"). This diverse collection is characterized by the famous \"O. Henry twist\"—an unexpected plot twist that breaks the reader's expectations while providing emotional catharsis. His pen, rich in metaphors and unique, \"street\" wisdom of life, depicts a certain era of American history while addressing the universal truths of fate, love, and the resilience of the human spirit. O. Henry (1862 – 1910) is the pen name of the American writer William Sydney Porter. He was an unsurpassed master of the short story, known for his wit, wordplay, and sharp, clever plot twists. He was often called the \"American Guy de Maupassant\"; in his works, he presented the lives of ordinary citizens of early 20th-century New York—shopgirls, clerks, and tramps—in a romantic light. Porter was born in North Carolina, managed to work as a pharmacist, a Texas ranch hand, and a bank teller, until a sharp turn in his life in 1896 when he was accused of embezzlement. After hiding in Honduras for a year, he returned to the US and spent three years in an Ohio prison. It was behind bars that he began to seriously engage in literature to support his daughter, and chose the pseudonym \"O. Henry\" to hide his identity from publishers and the public. After leaving prison, O. Henry moved to New York, where his literary career experienced a rapid rise. Over the next decade, he wrote hundreds of stories at a feverish pace, guided not by the elite \"Four Hundred\" of high society, but by a deep compassion for the city's \"four million\" ordinary residents. Although he died at an early age, at 47, his immense influence on the short story genre remains unsurpassed, and the prestigious \"O. Henry Award\" continues to keep his memory alive to this day.\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"width:30%\"\u003eTitle in Armenian\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eՕ. Հենրի – Ընտիր պատմվածքներ\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eAuthor(s)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eO. Henry\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLanguage(s)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEnglish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePublisher(s)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEdit Print\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eYear\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePages\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e248\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBinding\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13 x 20 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eISBN\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9789939401997\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b3b3b3\"\u003eO. Henry, Օ. Հենրի, O. Henri, William Sydney Porter, Selected Stories, Ընտիր պատմվածքներ, yntir patmvacqner, Edit Print, fiction, short stories, classic literature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edit Print","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52303984918759,"sku":"BM3980","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0434\/5744\/6055\/files\/c74b64a1.jpg?v=1783907352","url":"https:\/\/onlinearmenianstore.com\/en-ca\/products\/o-henry-selected-stories","provider":"Online Armenian Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}