{"product_id":"calabash-stories-jeffrey-j-higa-9780807175491","title":"Calabash Stories","description":"In the tradition of Gabriel Garc a M rquez and Maxine Hong Kingston, and deeply rooted in the intricacies of the author's Japanese-Hawaiian heritage, \u003ci\u003eCalabash Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is a lucid, unforgettable collection. Jeffrey J. Higa's stories arise from different points in the same fertile landscape: At times, the recurrence of certain details (a beige Volkswagen bug, a famous entertainer) makes them glow with deeper meaning; at others, the reemergence of potent archetypes (a sick child, an old man living alone) invokes a dream state held between author and reader. Like the traditional Hawaiian calabash, these stories invite their reader to a family table where we are welcomed and nourished by communal traditions. Higa is a master storyteller, delighting in life's humor and strangeness while arriving at the intimacy and poignancy that come from a shared understanding of grief.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey J. Higa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807175498\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807175491\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pleiades Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 7.70w x 0.40d","brand":"Jeffrey J. Higa","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050905530623,"sku":"9780807175491","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f50a26af-f5f1-46ad-b86b-108dd1b14560.jpg?v=1685009936","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/calabash-stories-jeffrey-j-higa-9780807175491","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}