{"product_id":"dance-of-the-happy-shades-alice-munro-9780679781516","title":"Dance of the Happy Shades: And Other Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE\u003cb\u003e(R)\u003c\/b\u003e IN LITERATURE 2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these fifteen short stories--her eighth collection of short stories in a long and distinguished career--Alice Munro conjures ordinary lives with an extraordinary vision, displaying the remarkable talent for which she is now widely celebrated. Set on farms, by river marshes, in the lonely towns and new suburbs of western Ontario, these tales are luminous acts of attention to those vivid moments when revelation emerges from the layers of experience that lie behind even the most everyday events and lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Virtuosity, elemental command, incisive like a diamond, remarkable: all these descriptions fit Alice Munro.\"--\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"How does one know when one is in the grip of art--of a major talent?....It is art that speaks from the pages of Alice Munro's stories.\"--\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alice Munro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 067978151X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679781516\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.20w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/30\/1998 pg. 24","brand":"Alice Munro","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047972073727,"sku":"9780679781516","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a7cc6ce9-ce3f-457a-b92c-eed45455f187.jpg?v=1684993182","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dance-of-the-happy-shades-alice-munro-9780679781516","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}