{"product_id":"fraternity-stories-9781250798602","title":"Fraternity: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVoiced by an off-kilter chorus of the young and desperate to belong, Benjamin Nugent's provocative collection pries the fraternity door off its hinges, daring us to peer inside with amusement, horror, and also love.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a Massachusetts college town stands a dilapidated colonial: Delta Zeta Chi. Here, we meet Newton, the beloved chapter president; Oprah, the sensitive reader; Petey, the treasurer, loyal to a fault; Claire, the couch-surfing dropout who hopes to sell them drugs; and a girl known, for unexpected reasons, as God. Though the living room reeks of sweat and spilled beer, the brothers know that to be inside is everything. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFraternity \u003c\/i\u003ecelebrates the debauched kinship of boys and girls straddling adolescence and adulthood: the drunken antics, solemn confessions, and romantic encounters that mark their first years away from home. Beneath each episode lies the dread of exclusion. The closeted Oprah's hero worship gives way to real longing. A combat veteran offers advice on hazing. An alienated young woman searches for a sanctuary. And the shadow of assault hovers over every sexual encounter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenjamin Nugent\u003c\/b\u003e is the winner of \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e's 2019 Terry Southern Prize. His stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Nonrequired Reading\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Unprofessionals: New American Writing from The Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written for \u003ci\u003en+1\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50553682067730,"sku":"9781250798602","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_487029d3-287a-4643-ac9c-3f992d82f9ae.jpg?v=1731701812","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/fraternity-stories-9781250798602","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}