{"product_id":"the-open-boat-heathen-short-stephen-crane-9798900750040","title":"The Open Boat (Heathen Short)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephen Crane \u003c\/strong\u003e(1871-1900), in his short life, was a prolific American poet and author now recognized as one of the most innovative writers of his generation. Working in the Realist and literary Naturalism traditions, Crane penned several notable works - including what many consider his crowning achievement, \"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Open Boat\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" In January 1898, while traveling as a newspaper correspondent, Crane survived a shipwreck off the coast of Florida and was stranded at sea with three other men for thirty hours. First written as a report, then adapted into fiction, \"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Open Boat\u003c\/strong\u003e\" recounts the harrowing ordeal: four men clawing at survival in a coffin-sized dinghy, tossed like refuse by an indifferent sea, rowing toward a shore that may not want them. Crane's prose is lean as bone, stripped of sentiment, and soaked in salt and futility. First published in \u003cem\u003eScribner's Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, then collected in \u003cem\u003eThe Open Boat and Other Tales of Adventure\u003c\/em\u003e, this is not a tale of triumph but a parable of cosmic cruelty - where death rows beside them, silent and patient, and the only mercy is that the boat leaks slow enough to tell the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Crane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798900750040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Heathen Shorts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.17d","brand":"Stephen Crane","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997362008319,"sku":"9798900750040","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-open-boat-heathen-short-stephen-crane-9798900750040","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}