{"product_id":"fun-with-problems-9780547394534","title":"Fun with Problems","description":"In \u003cem\u003eFun with Problems, \u003c\/em\u003eRobert Stone demonstrates once again that he is \"one of our greatest living writers\" (\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e The pieces in this new volume vary greatly in length--some are almost novellas, others no more than a page--but all share the signature blend of longing, violence, black humor, sex and drugs that has helped Stone illuminate the dark corners of the human soul. Entire lives are laid out with remarkable precision, in captivating prose: a screenwriter carries on a decades-long affair with a beautiful actress, whose descent into addiction he can neither turn from nor share; a bored husband picks up a mysterious woman only to find that his ego has led him woefully astray; a world-beating Silicon Valley executive receives an unwelcome guest at his mansion in the hills; a scuba dive guides uneasy newlyweds to a point of no return.\u003cem\u003e Fun with Problems\u003c\/em\u003e showcases Stone's great gift: to pinpoint and make real the impulses--by turns violently coercive and quietly seductive--that cause us to conceal, reveal, and betray our very selves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStone, Robert:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eROBERT STONE (1937-2015) was the acclaimed author of eight novels and two story collections, including \u003ci\u003eDog Soldiers, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the National Book Award, and\u003ci\u003e Bear and His Daughter, \u003c\/i\u003ea finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His memoir, \u003ci\u003ePrime Green, \u003c\/i\u003ewas published in 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50325224915218,"sku":"9780547394534","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dbfcda21-2f12-4282-afda-a9dd9d4872cd.jpg?v=1727683220","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/fun-with-problems-9780547394534","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}