{"product_id":"why-i-dont-write-and-other-stories-9781984899873","title":"Why I Don't Write: And Other Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eA superb collection of short fiction--her first in thirty years and spanning many geographies--from the critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eMonkeys\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEvening\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThirty Girls\u003c\/i\u003e. A \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eNOTABLE BOOK.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA writer dryly catalogs the myriad reasons she cannot write; an artist bicycles through a protest encampment in lower Manhattan and ruminates on an elusive lover; an old woman on her deathbed calls out for a man other than her husband; a hapless fifteen-year-old boy finds himself in sexual peril; two young people in the 1990s fall helplessly in love, then bicker just as helplessly, tortured by jealousy and mistrust. In each of these stories Minot explores the difficult geometry of human relations, the lure of love and physical desire, and the lifelong quest for meaning and connection. Her characters are all searching for truth, in feeling and in action, as societal norms are upended and justice and coherence flounder. Urgent and immediate, precisely observed, deeply felt, and gorgeously written, the stories in \u003ci\u003eWhy I Don't Write\u003c\/i\u003e showcase an author at the top of her form.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSusan Minot is an award-winning novelist, short story writer, poet, and screenwriter. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eMonkeys\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in a dozen countries and won the Prix Femina Étranger in France. Her novel \u003ci\u003eEvening\u003c\/i\u003e was a worldwide bestseller and became a major motion picture. She teaches at Stony Brook University in New York City and conducts a private writing workshop.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50380478480658,"sku":"9781984899873","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a78f0086-c37c-45d8-b36e-1e2bac1b0fab.jpg?v=1728682469","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/why-i-dont-write-and-other-stories-9781984899873","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}