{"product_id":"vital-signs-john-metcalf-9781771960526","title":"Vital Signs: The Collected Novellas","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of Canada's best kept literary secrets.--\u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHilarious, touching and delightful . . . brilliant concision and understated humor.--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVital Signs \u003c\/i\u003ebrings together the collected novellas by a modern master of the form, by a writer who Alice Munro has said often comes as close to the baffling comedy of human experience as a writer can get. Elegant, wry, compassionate, and mischievous, with echoes of Kingsley Amis, Evelyn Waugh, and Muriel Spark, \u003ci\u003eVital Signs \u003c\/i\u003ewill pierce both funny bone and heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author of more than a dozen books, \u003cb\u003eJohn Metcalf \u003c\/b\u003eis one of the most celebrated writers, editors, and anthologists in Canada.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Metcalf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771960523\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771960526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Biblioasis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.20w x 1.00d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Metcalf","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43937944961279,"sku":"9781771960526","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_de987bb9-cfb3-4fc6-bcaf-4cb1b779f3f8.jpg?v=1681432824","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/vital-signs-john-metcalf-9781771960526","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}