{"product_id":"theres-something-i-want-you-to-do-stories-9780804172738","title":"There's Something I Want You to Do: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"There's something I want you to do.\"\u003c\/i\u003e This request--sometimes simple, sometimes not--forms the basis for the ten interrelated short stories that comprise this latest penetrating and prophetic collection from the winner of the PEN\/Malamud Award and \"one of our most gifted writers\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs we follow a diverse group of Minnesota citizens, each grappling with their own heightened fears, responsibilities, and obsessions, Baxter unveils the remarkable in what might otherwise be the seemingly inconsequential moments of everyday life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharles Baxter is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Feast of Love\u003c\/i\u003e (nominated for the National Book Award), \u003ci\u003eThe Soul Thief, Saul and Patsy, Shadow Play, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFirst Light, \u003c\/i\u003e and the story collections \u003ci\u003eGryphon, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBelievers, A Relative Stranger, Through the Safety Net, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHarmony of the World\u003c\/i\u003e. The stories \"Bravery\" and \"Charity,\" which appear in \u003ci\u003eThere's Something I Want You to Do, \u003c\/i\u003e were included in \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories.\u003c\/i\u003e He has won the PEN\/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story. Baxter lives in Minneapolis and teaches at the University of Minnesota and in the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514501992722,"sku":"9780804172738","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4e783660-6e8a-4beb-90e4-db14b9d9d0a1.jpg?v=1730985317","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/theres-something-i-want-you-to-do-stories-9780804172738","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}