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| Editor | Katrina Kenison and Robert Stone |
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| Language | English |
| Series | The Best American Short Stories |
| Published | 1992 |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| ISBN | 0395593530 |
| Preceded by | The Best American Short Stories 1991 |
| Followed by | The Best American Short Stories 1993 |
The Best American Short Stories 1992 is a volume in The Best American Short Stories series edited by Robert Stone. [1]
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