{"product_id":"the-best-american-short-stories-t-c-boyle-9780547939414","title":"The Best American Short Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn his introduction to this one hundredth volume of the beloved \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories, \u003c\/i\u003e guest editor T. C. Boyle writes, \"The Model T gave way to the Model A and to the Ferrari and the Prius . . . modernism to postmodernism and post-postmodernism. We advance. We progress. We move on. But we are part of a tradition.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Boyle's choices of stories reflect a vibrant range of characters, from a numb wife who feels alive only in the presence of violence to a new widower coming to terms with his sudden freedom, from a missing child to a champion speedboat racer. These stories will grab hold and surprise, which according to Boyle is \"what the best fiction offers, and there was no shortage of such in this year's selections.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mulling over the question of character likability, series editor Heidi Pitlor asks, \"Did I like these characters? I very much liked reading their stories, as did T. C. Boyle.\" Here are characters who \"are living, breathing people who screw up terribly and want and need and think uneasy thoughts.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e T. C. BOYLE, guest editor, has published fifteen novels and ten collections of short stories. He won the PEN\/Faulkner Award in 1988 for his novel \u003ci\u003eWorld's End\u003c\/i\u003e and the Prix M馘icis 騁ranger for \u003ci\u003eThe Tortilla Curtain\u003c\/i\u003e in 1995, as well as the 2014 Henry David Thoreau Prize for excellence in nature writing. His most recent book is the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Harder They Come\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e HEIDI PITLOR, series editor, is a former senior editor at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. She is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Birthdays \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eand The Daylight Marriage.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Heidi Pitlor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0547939418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780547939414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2015 pg. 11","brand":"Heidi Pitlor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048490496255,"sku":"9780547939414","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_42bdbea5-3531-4717-a22c-59de930a2c7a.jpg?v=1684996067","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-best-american-short-stories-t-c-boyle-9780547939414","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}