{"product_id":"the-water-museum-stories-9780316334396","title":"The Water Museum: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom one of America's preeminent literary voices comes a story collection that proves once again why the writing of Luis Alberto Urrea has been called \"wickedly good\" (\u003cem\u003eKansas City Star\u003c\/em\u003e), \"cinematic and charged\" (\u003cem\u003eCleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/em\u003e), and \"studded with delights\" (\u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining the borders between one nation and another, between one person and another, Urrea reveals his mastery of the short form. This collection includes the Edgar-award winning \"Amapola\" and his now-classic \"Bid Farewell to Her Many Horses,\" which had the honor of being chosen for NPR's \"Selected Shorts\" not once but twice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuffused with wanderlust, compassion, and no small amount of rock and roll, \u003cem\u003eThe Water Museum\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection that confirms Luis Alberto Urrea as an American master.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his landmark work of nonficiton \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Highway\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eLuis Alberto Urrea\u003c\/b\u003e is also the bestselling author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Hummingbird's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInto the Beautiful North\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eQueen of America\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the story collection \u003ci\u003eThe Water Museum\u003c\/i\u003e, a PEN\/Faulkner Award finalist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He has won the Lannan Literary Award, an Edgar Award, and a 2017 American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature, among many other honors. Born in Tijuana to a Mexican father and American mother, he lives outside of Chicago and teaches at the University of Illinois-Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50565699961106,"sku":"9780316334396","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_42f9cb19-e624-4b4e-ad35-e3fadc6c30ae.jpg?v=1731887712","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-water-museum-stories-9780316334396","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}