{"product_id":"voices-in-the-night-9780804169080","title":"Voices in the Night","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eMartin Dressler\u003c\/i\u003e sixteen new stories--\"spellbinding, masterly, sublime\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e)--that delve into the secret lives and desires of ordinary people, alongside retellings of myths and legends that highlight the aspirations of the human spirit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeloved for the lens of the strange he places on small town life, Steven Millhauser further reveals in Voices in the Night the darkest parts of our inner selves to brilliant and dazzling effect. Here are stories of wondrously imaginative hyperrealism, stories that pose unforgettably unsettling what-ifs, or that find barely perceivable evils within the safe boundaries of our towns, homes, and even within our bodies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere, too, are stories culled from religion and fables: Samuel, who hears the voice of God calling him in the night; a young, pre-enlightenment Buddha, who searches for his purpose in life; Rapunzel and her Prince, who struggle to fit the real world to their dream. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHeightened by magic, the divine, and the uncanny, shot through with sly and winning humor, \u003ci\u003eVoices in the Night\u003c\/i\u003e seamlessly combines the whimsy and surprise of the familiar with intoxicating fantasies that take us beyond our daily lives, all done with the hallmark sleight of hand and astonishing virtuosity of one of our greatest contemporary storytellers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSTEVEN MILLHAUSER is the author of numerous works of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eMartin Dressler, \u003c\/i\u003e which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eWe Others: New and Selected Stories, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the Story Prize and a finalist for the PEN\/Faulkner Award. His work has been translated into seventeen languages, and his story \"Eisenheim the Illusionist\" was the basis of the 2006 film \u003ci\u003eThe Illusionist.\u003c\/i\u003e He teaches at Skidmore College and lives in Saratoga Springs, New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328459575570,"sku":"9780804169080","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5dec911d-40d6-4550-ae98-cc1223be62a3.jpg?v=1727740669","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/voices-in-the-night-9780804169080","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}