{"product_id":"prizes-selected-short-stories-9781582436203","title":"Prizes: Selected Short Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Janet Frame\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Catapult\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Catapult\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Short Stories (single author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most comprehensive selection of Janet Frame's stories ever published, this exceptional collection has been chosen from the four different volumes released during her lifetime.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing the best of her stories, the book includes pieces that were written over four decades, including stories from her debut collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Lagoon and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. First published in 1951, those stories were written while Frame was confined in a mental hospital. When the collection won the Hubert Church Award, a threatened brain operation (akin to a lobotomy) was averted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe stories in this new book also include selections from \u003ci\u003eYou Are Now Entering the Human Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, published in the 1980s after a hiatus from writing. The last stories she published before her death, her writings from this time reveal Frame's unflinching ability to explore the drama of madness, isolation, and identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new book also includes five short stories that have not been collected before, completing a volume that testifies to the brilliance of Janet Frame's life and literary talent.","brand":"Catapult","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45411542335639,"sku":"9781582436203","price":1495.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781582436203.webp?v=1767443962","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/prizes-selected-short-stories-9781582436203","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}