{"product_id":"bad-dirt-wyoming-stories-2-9780743260145","title":"Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2","description":"\u003cb\u003ePulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner Annie Proulx returns with another stellar collection of short stories bound to be even more successful than her bestselling, critically acclaimed\u003ci\u003e Close Range\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnnie Proulx's new collection is peopled by characters who struggle with circumstances beyond their control. Born to ranching, drawn to it, or desperate to get out, they inhabit worlds that are isolated and often dangerous. Trouble comes at them from unexpected angles, and they drive themselves through it, hardheaded and resourceful. No one writes better than Proulx about the American west and about lives that may no longer be viable. This is a stunning collection by one of the most vivid and exhilarating writers of our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnnie Proulx is the author of nine books, including the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Shipping News\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBarkskins\u003c\/i\u003e, and the story collection \u003ci\u003eClose Range\u003c\/i\u003e. Her many honors include a Pulitzer Prize, a National Book Award, the Irish Times International Fiction Prize, and a PEN\/Faulkner award. Her story \"Brokeback Mountain,\" which originally appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, was made into an Academy Award-winning film. \u003ci\u003eFen, Bog, and Swamp \u003c\/i\u003eis her second work of nonfiction. She lives in New Hampshire.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50632106115346,"sku":"9780743260145","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_28c37ab1-9023-49ab-821c-856b9f40fa02.jpg?v=1732789338","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bad-dirt-wyoming-stories-2-9780743260145","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}