{"product_id":"last-chicken-in-america-a-novel-in-stories-9780393333572","title":"Last Chicken in America: A Novel in Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn twelve \"pristine, entrancing\" (Booklist) linked stories, Ellen Litman introduces an unforgettable cast of Russian-Jewish immigrants trying to assimilate in a new world. Tender and wryly funny, these stories trace Masha's and her fellow immigrants' struggles to find a place in a new society lonely seniors, families grappling with unemployment and depression, and young adults searching for love.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLitman, Ellen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eEllen Litman\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of the story collection \u003cem\u003eThe Last Chicken in America\u003c\/em\u003e, a finalist for the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e First Fiction Award and for the Young Lions Fiction Award. She has been the recipient of the Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award, and her work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eBest New American Voices\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBest of Tin House\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Odysseys: Writing by New Americans\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDossier\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTriquarterly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/em\u003e, and other publications. Born in Moscow, she teaches writing at the University of Connecticut and lives in Mansfield.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50914038120722,"sku":"9780393333572","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_72e37c98-51c9-4a8a-81b7-1faa6bf4f50f.jpg?v=1738803216","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/last-chicken-in-america-a-novel-in-stories-9780393333572","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}