{"product_id":"the-one-that-got-away-short-stories-9781595584571","title":"The One That Got Away: Short Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eThese short stories from the award-winning South African author \"combine the coolly interrogative gaze of the outsider with an insider's intimate warmth\" (J. M. Coetzee).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Zoë Wicomb's debut short story collection, \u003ci\u003eYou Can't Get Lost in Cape Town\u003c\/i\u003e, won critical acclaim across the globe as well as high praise from fellow authors including Toni Morrison, J. M. Coetzee, Bharati Mukherjee, and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. Now, after two novels, Wicomb returns to the genre that first brought her international acclaim. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Set mostly in the South African city of Cape Town, where Wicomb is from, and the Scottish city of Glasgow, where she now lives, this new collection of short stories straddles two worlds. With an array of expertly drawn characters, these twelve tales explore a range of human relationships: marriage, friendship, family, and the fraught yet often intimate relations between those who serve and those who are served. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Full of ironic twists, ambiguities, and moments of startling insight, \u003ci\u003eThe One That Got Away\u003c\/i\u003e showcases this Windham Campbell Award\u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003ewinning author at the height of her powers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An extraordinary writer . . . seductive, brilliant, and precious, her talent glitters.\" --Toni Morrison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eZoë Wicomb\u003c\/b\u003e was born in South Africa and now lives in Glasgow. She is currently a professor in the department of English studies at Strathclyde University, Glasgow, and Visiting Professor Extraordinaire at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. In addition to two collections of short stories, she has published two novels, \u003ci\u003eDavid's Story\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePlaying in the Light\u003c\/i\u003e (The New Press). She is the winner of a 2013 Windham Campbell Prize.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51720811217170,"sku":"9781595584571","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4cc3f7e1-9916-45af-a230-bcd9fd1da9ee.jpg?v=1762937058","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-one-that-got-away-short-stories-9781595584571","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}