{"product_id":"the-world-doesnt-require-you-stories-9781631497889","title":"The World Doesn't Require You: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet in the mythical Cross River, Maryland, \u003cem\u003eThe World Doesn't Require You\u003c\/em\u003e heralds \"a major unique literary talent\" (\u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e). Established by the leaders of America's only successful slave revolt in the mid-nineteenth century, the town still evokes the rhythms of its founding. With lyrical prose and singular dialect, Rion Amilcar Scott pens a saga that echoes the fables carried down for generations--like the screecher birds who swoop down for their periodic sacrifice, and the water women who lure men to wet death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong its residents--wildly spanning decades, perspectives, and species--are David Sherman, a struggling musician who just happens to be God's last son; Tyrone, a ruthless, yet charismatic Ph.D. candidate, whose dissertation about a childhood game ignites mayhem in the neighboring, once-segregated town of Port Yooga; and Jim, an all-too-obedient robot who obeys his Master. Culminating with an explosive novella, \u003cem\u003eThe World Doesn't Require You\u003c\/em\u003e is a \"leap into a blazing new level of brilliance\" (Lauren Groff) that affirms Rion Amilcar Scott as a writer whose storytelling gifts the world very much requires.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eScott, Rion Amilcar:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eRion Amilcar Scott\u003c\/strong\u003e's first book, \u003cem\u003eInsurrections\u003c\/em\u003e, won the PEN\/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction. His work has been published in the \u003cem\u003eKenyon Review\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eRumpus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePANK\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eConfrontation\u003c\/em\u003e, among others. He lives and writes in Maryland.","brand":"Liveright Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50649330647314,"sku":"9781631497889","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_713ac27d-6324-4c5a-8b1f-c4bffbb44cdd.jpg?v=1733260782","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-world-doesnt-require-you-stories-9781631497889","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}