{"product_id":"lost-in-the-city-20th-anniversary-edition-stories-9780062193216","title":"Lost in the City - 20th Anniversary Edition: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Pulitzer Prize winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Known World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Original and arresting.... Jones's] stories will touch chords of empathy and recognition in all readers.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"These 14 stories of African-American life...affirm humanity as only good literature can.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA magnificent collection of short fiction focusing on the lives of African-American men and women in Washington, D.C., \u003cem\u003eLost in the City\u003c\/em\u003e is the book that first brought author Edward P. Jones to national attention. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and numerous other honors for his novel \u003cem\u003eThe Known World\u003c\/em\u003e, Jones made his literary debut with these powerful tales of ordinary people who live in the shadows in this metropolis of great monuments and rich history. \u003cem\u003eLost in the City\u003c\/em\u003e received the Pen\/Hemingway Award for Best First Fiction and was a National Book Award Finalist. This beautiful 20th Anniversary Edition features a new introduction by the author, and is a wonderful companion piece to Jones's masterful novel and his second acclaimed collection of stories, \u003cem\u003eAll Aunt Hagar's Children\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJones, Edward P.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eEdward P. Jones, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author, has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize, for fiction, the National Book Critics Circle award, the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and the Lannan Literary Award for \u003cem\u003eThe Known World;\u003c\/em\u003e he also received a MacArthur Fellowship in 2004. His first collection of stories, \u003cem\u003eLost in the City, \u003c\/em\u003e won the PEN\/Hemingway Award and was short listed for the National Book Award. His second collection, \u003cem\u003eAll Aunt Hagar's Children, \u003c\/em\u003ewas a finalist for the Pen\/Faulkner Award. He has been an instructor of fiction writing at a range of universities, including Princeton. He lives in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amistad Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50615066657042,"sku":"9780062193216","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_52a722a5-e1c5-4071-920c-8fffb8018e84.jpg?v=1732474614","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lost-in-the-city-20th-anniversary-edition-stories-9780062193216","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}