{"product_id":"the-surf-guru-9781594485220","title":"The Surf Guru","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eAlive in Necropolis\u003c\/i\u003e \"a brazen, roiling, confident collection.\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is a book of brilliant, adventurous stories from award-winning author Doug Dorst, widely celebrated as one of the most creative, original literary voices of his generation-an heir to T.C. Boyle and Denis Johnson, or a Northern Californian Haruki Murakami. Here in \u003ci\u003eThe Surf Guru\u003c\/i\u003e, Dorst's full talent is on display.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoug Dorst\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three books, most recently the novel \u003ci\u003eS\u003c\/i\u003e, which he co-authored with J. J. Abrams\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e He is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eAlive in Necropolis\u003c\/i\u003e, which was honored as San Francisco's 2009 One City One Book selection and as a runner-up for the 2009 PEN\/Hemingway, Shirley Jackson, and IAFA\/Crawford Awards, and a short story collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Surf Guru\u003c\/i\u003e. His stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZYZZYVA\u003c\/i\u003e, and other journals. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and a three-time \u003ci\u003eJeopardy!\u003c\/i\u003e champion, Dorst lives in Austin and teaches writing at Texas State University in San Marcos.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50855882621202,"sku":"9781594485220","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4858fcf2-da0a-4aeb-b727-ea2ee6d35189.jpg?v=1737487344","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-surf-guru-9781594485220","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}