{"product_id":"children-playing-before-a-statue-david-sedaris-9780743273947","title":"Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules","description":"\u003cb\u003eA must-have for the fans of the #1 bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMe Talk Pretty One Day\u003c\/i\u003e, David Sedaris, a collection of his favorite short fiction from Flannery O'Connor to Tobias Wolff.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Sedaris is an exceptional reader. Alone in his apartment, he reads stories aloud to the point he has them memorized. Sometimes he fantasizes that he wrote them. Sometimes, when they're his very favorite stories, he'll fantasize about reading them in front of an audience and taking credit for them. The audience in these fantasies always loves him and gives him the respect he deserves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e David Sedaris didn't write the stories in Children \u003ci\u003ePlaying Before a Statue of Hercules\u003c\/i\u003e . But he did read them. And he liked them enough to hand pick them for this collection of short fiction. Featuring such notable writers as Lorrie Moore, Alice Munro, Joyce Carol Oates, Jean Thompson, and Tobias Wolff, \u003ci\u003eChildren Playing Before a Statue of Hercules\u003c\/i\u003e includes some of the most influential and talented short story writers, contemporary and classic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Perfect for fans who suffer from Sedaris fever, \u003ci\u003eChildren Playing Before a Statue of Hercules \u003c\/i\u003ewill tide them over and provide relief.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Sedaris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 074327394X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743273947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.54w x 0.86d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2005 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/02\/2005 pg. 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2005 pg. 1568\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/16\/2008 pg. 17","brand":"David Sedaris","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050008539391,"sku":"9780743273947","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_93bd577a-dd40-4526-8753-53491fc348b7.jpg?v=1685004667","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/children-playing-before-a-statue-david-sedaris-9780743273947","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}