{"product_id":"brutal-language-of-love-9781416592716","title":"The Brutal Language of Love: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eAlicia Erian's characters are brave, disarming, affectionate, and deeply flawed.\u003c\/b\u003e They inhabit the not-so-very-wide space between a good intention and a bad outcome. In \"Alcatraz,\" we meet a middle-school spelling champion who spends her afternoons taking baths with the boy next door. In \"Almonds and Cherries,\" a young woman turns an unexpectedly arousing bra-shopping experience into a short film, with ramifications for everyone around her. In \"On the Occasion of My Ruination,\" a college-bound student plots to lose her virginity to a pizza parlor waiter. \u003ci\u003eThe Brutal Language of Love\u003c\/i\u003e challenges traditional notions of right and wrong with what has become Erian's signature -- an achingly stylish humor and a deep understanding of the brutal truth about human nature. These surprising, provocative, and deeply resonant stories marked the emergence of a major talent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlicia Erian\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of a short story collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Brutal Language of Love.\u003c\/i\u003e Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003ePlayboy, Zoetrope, Nerve, The Iowa Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and other publications. This is her first novel\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515116622098,"sku":"9781416592716","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1741b312-49a4-4a10-b994-d37c073d3b01.jpg?v=1730998543","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/brutal-language-of-love-9781416592716","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}