{"product_id":"the-collected-stories-of-john-mcgahern-9780679744016","title":"The Collected Stories of John McGahern","description":"These 34 funny, tragic, bracing, and acerbic stories represent the complete short fiction of one of Ireland's finest living writers. On struggling farms, in Dublin's rain-drenched streets, or in parched exile in Franco's Spain, McGahern's characters wage a confused but touching war against the facts of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn McGahern was the author of five highly acclaimed novels and four collections of short stories. His novel \u003cb\u003eAmongst Women\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewon the GPA Book Award and the Irish Times Award, was short-listed for the Booker Prize, and was made into a four-part BBC television series. He had been a visiting professor at Colgate University and at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, and was the recipient of the Society of Authors' Award, the American-Irish Award, and the Prix Étrangère Ecureuil, among other awards and honors. His work appeared in anthologies and was translated into many languages. He died in 2006.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460697461010,"sku":"9780679744016","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9c1b754c-954c-4e66-808a-f3da9d7e6971.jpg?v=1730045432","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-collected-stories-of-john-mcgahern-9780679744016","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}