{"product_id":"in-the-gloaming-stories-9780684870052","title":"In the Gloaming: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThink of England\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFellowship Point\u003c\/i\u003e, a captivating collection of stories--the title piece successfully made into an HBO film--about the complex relationships between lovers, spouses, neighbors, and family members. By turns funny, sad, and disturbing, these are stories of remarkable power. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the austere and moving title story of this collection appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e in 1993, it inspired two memorable film adaptations, and John Updike selected it for inclusion in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories of the Century.\u003c\/i\u003e In these ten stories, Alice Elliott Dark visits the fictional town of Wynnemoor and its residents, present and past, with skill, compassion, and wit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlice Elliott Dark is the author the novels \u003ci\u003eFellowship Point\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThink of England\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as two collections of short stories, \u003ci\u003eIn the Gloaming \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNaked to the Waist.\u003c\/i\u003e Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Best American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e O. Henry: Prize Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, among others\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eHer award-winning story\u003ci\u003e \"\u003c\/i\u003eIn the Gloaming\" was made into two films and was chosen for inclusion in \u003ci\u003eBest American Stories of the Century\u003c\/i\u003e. Dark is a past recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. She is an associate professor at Rutgers-Newark in the MFA program.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556323660050,"sku":"9780684870052","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9732c0d6-a27d-4219-9a1b-15b497c3841f.jpg?v=1731751931","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-the-gloaming-stories-9780684870052","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}