{"product_id":"an-oral-history-of-atlantis-ed-park-9780812988345","title":"An Oral History of Atlantis: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eGilt-edged stories that slice clean through the mundanity of modern life, from the author of \u003ci\u003eSame Bed Different Dreams, \u003c\/i\u003e a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and winner of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Ed Park is one of the funniest writers working today, and among the most humane.\"--Kaveh Akbar, author of \u003ci\u003eMartyr!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eTime, \u003c\/i\u003eNPR, \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe, Electric Lit, Lit Hub, Shelf Awareness\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \"Machine City\" a college student's chance role in a friend's movie blurs the line between his character and his true self. (Is he a robot?) In \"Slide to Unlock\" a man comes to terms with his life via the passwords he struggles to remember in extremis. (What's his mom's name backward?) And in \"Weird Menace\" a director and faded movie star gab about science fiction, bad costume choices, and lost loves on a commentary track for a B-film from the '80s that neither remembers all that well. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Ed Park's utterly original collection, \u003ci\u003eAn Oral History of Atlantis, \u003c\/i\u003echaracters bemoan their fleeting youth, focus on their breathing, meet cute, break up, write book reviews, translate ancient glyphs, bid on stuff online, whale watch, and once in a while find solace in the sublime. Throughout, Park deploys his trademark wit to create a world both strikingly recognizable and delightfully other. Spanning a quarter century, these sixteen stories tell the absurd truth about our lives. They capture the moment when the present becomes the past--and are proof positive that Ed Park is one of the most imaginative and insightful writers working today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ed Park\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0812988345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812988345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Trade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.19w x 0.56d","brand":"Ed Park","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48517174558975,"sku":"9780812988345","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5076683b-5184-4ef3-9943-252b589dd9a6.jpg?v=1778730405","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-oral-history-of-atlantis-ed-park-9780812988345","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}