{"product_id":"100-years-of-the-best-lorrie-moore-9780547485850","title":"100 Years of the Best American Short Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWitness the ever-changing history and identity of America in this collection of 40 stories collected from the first 100 years of this bestselling series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For the centennial celebration of this beloved annual series, master of the form Lorrie Moore selects forty stories from the more than two thousand that were published in previous editions. Series editor Heidi Pitlor recounts behind-the-scenes anecdotes and examines, decade by decade, the trends captured over a hundred years. Together, the stories and commentary offer an extraordinary guided tour through a century of literature with what Moore calls \"all its wildnesses of character and voice.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These forty stories represent their eras but also stand the test of time. Here is Ernest Hemingway's first published story and a classic by William Faulkner, who admitted in his biographical note that he began to write \"as an aid to love-making.\" Nancy Hale's story describes far-reaching echoes of the Holocaust; Tillie Olsen's story expresses the desperation of a single mother; James Baldwin depicts the bonds of brotherhood and music. Here is Raymond Carver's \"minimalism,\" a term he disliked, and Grace Paley's \"secular Yiddishkeit.\" Here are the varied styles of Donald Barthelme, Charles Baxter, and Jamaica Kincaid. From Junot D?z to Mary Gaitskill, from ZZ Packer to Sherman Alexie, these writers and stories explore the different things it means to be American. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lorrie Moore, Heidi Pitlor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0547485859\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780547485850\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 752\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.60w x 2.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2015 pg. 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2015","brand":"Lorrie Moore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44051681476863,"sku":"9780547485850","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e50df6b5-a55b-4f7e-ad62-5bacfa53f843.jpg?v=1685014542","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/100-years-of-the-best-lorrie-moore-9780547485850","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}