{"product_id":"reality-and-other-stories-9781324020158","title":"Reality and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2017, inspired in part by Henry James' \u003cem\u003eThe Turn of the Screw\u003c\/em\u003e, the acclaimed English novelist John Lanchester published a ghost story in \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e. \"Signal,\" an eerie story of contemporary life and the perils of technology, was a sensation among readers--and since then Lanchester has written several more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eReality and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e gathers the best of these, taking readers to an uncanny world familiar to fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Twilight Zone\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e. Household gizmos with a mind of their own. Mysterious cell-phone calls from unknown numbers. Reality TV shows and the creeping suspicion that none of this is real...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eReality and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e is a book of disquiet that captures the severe disconnection and distraction of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLanchester, John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Lanchester\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of five novels, including \u003cem\u003eThe Debt to Pleasure\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCapital\u003c\/em\u003e. His books have been translated into more than twenty-five languages, and he is a regular contributor to \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in London.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50862070038802,"sku":"9781324020158","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0eb2d47e-9b83-418a-b71b-8fc5bea696e3.jpg?v=1737611943","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/reality-and-other-stories-9781324020158","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}