{"product_id":"store-of-the-worlds-robert-sheckley-9781590174944","title":"Store of the Worlds: The Stories of Robert Sheckley","description":"An NYRB Classics Original \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobert Sheckley was an eccentric master of the American short story, and his tales, whether set in dystopic city­scapes, ultramodern advertising agencies, or aboard spaceships lighting out for hostile planets, are among the most startlingly original of the twentieth century. Today, as the new worlds, alternate universes, and synthetic pleasures Sheckley foretold become our reality, his vision begins to look less absurdist and more prophetic. This retrospective selection, chosen by Jonathan Lethem and Alex Abramovich, brings together the best of Sheckley's deadpan farces, proving once again that he belongs beside such mordant critics of contemporary mores as Bruce Jay Friedman, Terry Southern, and Thomas Pynchon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Sheckley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1590174941\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781590174944\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.07w x 0.89d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/27\/2012 pg. 65","brand":"Robert Sheckley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043621335295,"sku":"9781590174944","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8f8f749a-035a-44e8-9886-c6196359462c.jpg?v=1684968217","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/store-of-the-worlds-robert-sheckley-9781590174944","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}