{"product_id":"the-brutal-language-of-love-alicia-erian-9781416592716","title":"The Brutal Language of Love: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eAlicia Erian's characters are brave, disarming, affectionate, and deeply flawed.\u003c\/b\u003e They inhabit the not-so-very-wide space between a good intention and a bad outcome. In \"Alcatraz,\" we meet a middle-school spelling champion who spends her afternoons taking baths with the boy next door. In \"Almonds and Cherries,\" a young woman turns an unexpectedly arousing bra-shopping experience into a short film, with ramifications for everyone around her. In \"On the Occasion of My Ruination,\" a college-bound student plots to lose her virginity to a pizza parlor waiter. \u003ci\u003eThe Brutal Language of Love\u003c\/i\u003e challenges traditional notions of right and wrong with what has become Erian's signature -- an achingly stylish humor and a deep understanding of the brutal truth about human nature. These surprising, provocative, and deeply resonant stories marked the emergence of a major talent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alicia Erian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1416592717\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416592716\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 07\/15\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.37h x 5.67w x 0.59d","brand":"Alicia Erian","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988432912639,"sku":"9781416592716","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f56e58b2-074d-4f9f-884e-3594e95f5340.jpg?v=1683294463","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-brutal-language-of-love-alicia-erian-9781416592716","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}