{"product_id":"the-unfinished-world-and-other-stories-9781631490903","title":"The Unfinished World: And Other Stories","description":"In the weird and wonderful tradition of Kelly Link and Karen Russell, Amber Sparks's dazzling new collection bursts forth with stories that render the apocalyptic and otherworldly hauntingly familiar. In \"The Cemetery for Lost Faces,\" two orphans translate their grief into taxidermy, artfully arresting the passage of time. The anchoring novella, \"The Unfinished World,\" unfurls a surprising love story between a free and adventurous young woman and a dashing filmmaker burdened by a mysterious family. Sparks's stories--populated with sculptors, librarians, astronauts, and warriors--form a veritable cabinet of curiosities. Mythical, bizarre, and deeply moving, \u003cem\u003eThe Unfinished World and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e heralds the arrival of a major writer and illuminates the search for a brief encounter with the extraordinary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSparks, Amber:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eAmber Sparks \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of the short story collections \u003cem\u003eAnd I Do Not Forgive You\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Unfinished World\u003c\/em\u003e. Her writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGranta\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSlate\u003c\/em\u003e, and elsewhere. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, daughter, and cats.","brand":"Liveright Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51623566901522,"sku":"9781631490903","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4abbf0d4-420a-465d-829f-dba2337286c8.jpg?v=1758640470","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-unfinished-world-and-other-stories-9781631490903","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}