{"product_id":"attrib-and-other-stories-eley-williams-9780593312353","title":"Attrib. and Other Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Liar's Dictionary, \u003c\/i\u003e a prizewinning collection of wryly funny and blazingly original short fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Williams delights not simply in wordplay but also in people who are alive to the poignant and humorous potential of language.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"It's just the real inexplicable gorgeous brilliant thing this book. I love it in a way I usually reserve for people.\" --Max Porter \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEley Williams has been a literary sensation ever since this collection of experimental short fiction was published in the UK. Lauded as \"elegant\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"exhilarating\" (\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eAttrib. and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e won the James Tait Black Prize, was longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize, and was named a best book of the year by \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAttrib.\u003c\/i\u003e presents a cast of unforgettable characters standing at the precipice of emotional events (a disastrous breakup, a successful date, an unexpected arrival) and finding it fiendishly impossible to express themselves. With intimate, irreverent, and playful prose, Eley Williams rejoices in both the possibilities and limitations of language, as well as the very human need to be known and understood--despite our own best efforts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginal and inventive in the vein of Lydia Davis, Deborah Eisenberg, and Amy Hempel, these stories are \"emotionally delicate and tenderly introspective\" (\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"an absolute must-read\" (\u003ci\u003eThe London Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eley Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 059331235X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593312353\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/18\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2021 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/17\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/18\/2021","brand":"Eley Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049537925375,"sku":"9780593312353","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_20f9215c-83c6-4cd8-b764-227fc7438a30.jpg?v=1685002075","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/attrib-and-other-stories-eley-williams-9780593312353","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}