{"product_id":"a-thousand-natural-shocks-richard-burgin-9781948428026","title":"A Thousand Natural Shocks: Selected Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eRichard Burgin is the five-time Pushcart Prize-winning author of 20 books, including the novels \u003cem\u003eRivers Last Longer\u003c\/em\u003e (2010) and \u003cem\u003eGhost Quartet\u003c\/em\u003e (1999), and nine story collections including most recently \u003cem\u003eDon't Think\u003c\/em\u003e (2017) and \u003cem\u003eShadow Traffic\u003c\/em\u003e (2011). He is the founding editor of the internationally acclaimed literary journal \u003cem\u003eBoulevard\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Darkly captivating stories...Burgin deftly explores his characters' most sacredly held fears with a tenderness that makes the reader exalt in their small triumphs. Burgin shows admirable range in this collection, which is hugely varied in both style and form, and while there are clear standouts, there's not a single throwaway.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Richard Burgin's writing is the most lucid and daring of any writer writing today.\" --Stephen Dixon\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Richard Burgin's tales capture the strangeness of a world that is simultaneously frightening and reassuring, and in the contemporary American short story nothing quite resembles his singular voice.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Burgin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948428024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948428026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Down \u0026amp; Out Books II, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.91d","brand":"Richard Burgin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486472253695,"sku":"9781948428026","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b4756635-3f90-4305-9bdf-1d49931504d0.jpg?v=1778055618","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-thousand-natural-shocks-richard-burgin-9781948428026","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}