{"product_id":"the-devil-and-the-dairy-princess-stories-9780253058607","title":"The Devil and the Dairy Princess: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat happens when the stories we've been told fail us?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eIn ten provocative and unsettling tales, Pedro Ponce grapples with the human instinct to create a narrative out of disparate experiences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Devil and the Dairy Princess\u003c\/i\u003e interrogates the power of stories to impact us for good or ill. We are all taught that love is destined to happen with our soul mate and that hard work eventually leads to success. But when faced with circumstances that no longer fit the chosen narrative, some protagonists cling to their outmoded stories with greater fervor, while others realize the old stories no longer suffice, so they choose to inhabit a new reality in stories yet to be told.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for any reader who enjoys literary realism or speculative fiction, \u003ci\u003e The Devil and the Dairy Princess\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the episodic history of humanity's romance with narrative, from first love to breakup to hopeful reconciliation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePedro Ponce's fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlaska Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGigantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePANK\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCopper Nickel\u003c\/i\u003e, and other journals. His work has also been anthologized in \u003ci\u003eBest Small Fictions 2019\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Micro: Exceptionally Short Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBoundaries Without: The Calumet Editions 2017 Anthology of Speculative Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a 2012 National Endowment for the Arts fellow in creative writing. Ponce also teaches writing and literature at St. Lawrence University and is based in Canton, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50379525325074,"sku":"9780253058607","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a61e760c-847a-413f-bc13-21d72eb73705.jpg?v=1728663407","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-devil-and-the-dairy-princess-stories-9780253058607","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}