{"product_id":"the-night-in-question-tobias-wolff-9780679781554","title":"The Night in Question: Stories","description":"One of the sinuous and subtly crafted stories in Tobias Wolff's new collection--his first in eleven years--begins with a man biting a dog. The fact that Wolff is reversing familiar expectations is only half the point. The other half is that Wolff makes the reversal seem inevitable: the dog has attacked his protagonist's young daughter. And everywhere in \u003cb\u003eThe Night in Question\u003c\/b\u003e, we are reminded that truth is deceptive, volatile, and often the last thing we want to know. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA young reporter writes an obituary only to be fired when its subject walks into his office, very much alive. A soldier in Vietnam goads his lieutenant into sending him on increasingly dangerous missions. An impecunious mother and son go window-shopping for a domesticity that is forever beyond their grasp. Seamless, ironic, dizzying in their emotional aptness, these fifteen stories deliver small, exquisite shocks that leave us feeling invigorated and intensely alive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tobias Wolff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0679781552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679781554\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/1997\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 8.02h x 5.18w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/28\/1997 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/08\/1997","brand":"Tobias Wolff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044204867839,"sku":"9780679781554","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_343ee701-7e96-4ab5-a0f6-f1bb6df91695.jpg?v=1684971523","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-night-in-question-tobias-wolff-9780679781554","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}