{"product_id":"sun-deluxe-frederick-barthelme-9781648212178","title":"Sun Deluxe: New and Collected Stories","description":"\"His textures are impeccable: rich, brightly colored, they seem to float on an underlying vacancy like mirages, leaving the reader dizzy and a little sunstruck . . .it's impossible to conceive of any writer doing what he does any better than he does it.\"--\u003cb\u003eMargaret Atwood\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSun Deluxe \u003c\/i\u003eby Frederick Barthelme brings together a decades-arcing blend of his stories, pairing classics with new and previously unpublished pieces to create a quietly luminous portrait of American life. Known for his minimalist style and sharp emotional insight, Barthelme captures the subtle tensions and fleeting connections that define contemporary life, and readers will find themselves immersed in his world of condos, truck-stop diners, and characters caught in the delicate act of revising their expectations, misreading one another, and figuring things out, again. With subtle absurdities yet profound emotional stakes \u003ci\u003eSun Deluxe\u003c\/i\u003e stands out as a career-spanning collection that captures Barthelme at his most resonant and enduring.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frederick Barthelme\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1648212174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781648212178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcade Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.34lbs","brand":"Frederick Barthelme","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48460309102847,"sku":"9781648212178","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0325a69e-3456-4bb7-9dbc-7853ba68c2fe.jpg?v=1777413902","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sun-deluxe-frederick-barthelme-9781648212178","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}