{"product_id":"the-anchor-book-of-new-american-short-stories-9781400034826","title":"The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories","description":"\"In twenty-nine separate but ingenious ways, these stories seek permanent residence within a reader. They strive to become an emotional or intellectual cargo that might accompany us wherever, or however, we go. . . . If we are made by what we read, if language truly builds people into what they are, how they think, the depth with which they feel, then these stories are, to me, premium material for that construction project. You could build a civilization with them.\" --Ben Marcus, from the Introduction \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAward-winning author of \u003cb\u003eNotable American Women\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eBen Marcus brings us this engaging and comprehensive collection of short stories that explore the stylistic variety of the medium in America today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSea Oak\u003c\/i\u003e by George Saunders\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverything Ravaged, Everything Burned\u003c\/i\u003e by Wells Tower\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDo Not Disturb\u003c\/i\u003e by A.M. Homes\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Girl in the Flammable Skirt \u003c\/i\u003eby Aimee Bender\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Caretaker\u003c\/i\u003e by Anthony Doerr\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Old Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e by Lydia Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Father's Blessing\u003c\/i\u003e by Mary Caponegro\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Life and Work of Alphonse Kauders\u003c\/i\u003e by Aleksandar Hemon\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Shouldn't Have to be the Ones to Tell You\u003c\/i\u003e by Gary Lutz\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistories of the Undead\u003c\/i\u003e by Kate Braverman\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine\u003c\/i\u003e by Jhumpa Lahiri\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDown the Road\u003c\/i\u003e by Stephen Dixon\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eX Number of Possibilities\u003c\/i\u003e by Joanna Scott\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTiny, Smiling Daddy\u003c\/i\u003e by Mary Gaitskill\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrief Interviews with Hideous Men\u003c\/i\u003e by David Foster Wallace\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sound Gun\u003c\/i\u003e by Matthew Derby\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShort Talks\u003c\/i\u003e by Anne Carson\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eField Events\u003c\/i\u003e by Rick Bass\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScarliotti and the Sinkhole\u003c\/i\u003e by Padgett Powell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBen Marcus is the author of \u003cb\u003eNotable American Women\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Age of Wire and String\u003c\/b\u003e. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eGrand Street, Harper's, McSweeney's, Conjunctions, \u003c\/i\u003eand elsewhere. The recipient of two Pushcart Prizes, a Whiting Fellowship, and a National Endowment for the Arts grant, he is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Columbia University and lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50900466663698,"sku":"9781400034826","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1119c639-d63d-4221-b563-96a7375c95d5.jpg?v=1738383251","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-anchor-book-of-new-american-short-stories-9781400034826","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}