{"product_id":"altmanns-tongue-9780803267442","title":"Altmann's Tongue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Evenson has created a fascinating, mysterious, and austere prose set in scenes that attain the precision of staged burlesque. Through the sparse economy of the plot and settings, Evenson's great moral sensibility is glimpsed behind the carnival mask of apparently frivolous murder.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSeattle Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrian Evenson has added an O. Henry Award-winning short story, \"Two Brothers,\" to this controversial book and a new afterword, in which he describes the troubling aftermath of the book's publication in 1994.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrian Evenson is an assistant professor of English at the University of Denver. He is the author of six books of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eFather of Lies and Contagion: And Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. Alphonso Lingis is a professor of philosophy at Penn State University. He is the author of numerous books, including The Imperative and Dangerous Emotions.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bison Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50643339149586,"sku":"9780803267442","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_336c58b1-fb12-473d-a457-edc4bc845083.jpg?v=1733083132","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/altmanns-tongue-9780803267442","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}