{"product_id":"short-people-9780375714078","title":"Short People","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Joshua Furst\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Vintage\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Vintage\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Short Stories (single author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Inside Flap\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Michener Fellowship winner Joshua Furst's widely acclaimed debut collection explores the perils and paradoxes of childhood in ten harrowing, moving, and surprising stories, offering a rare and unsentimental depiction of the lives of American youth. \u003cbr\u003e In \"The Age of Exploration,\" two boys experience the world so differently--Billy through science; Jason with fantastical powers of imagination--that they sense their lives will stray irrevocably away from each other. In \"Red Lobster,\" which won the Nelson Algren Award, a gaggle of children try to please the father who has rounded them up from their various homes to take them to a fateful dinner. And in the collection's climactic story, \"Failure to Thrive,\" a maternity ward nurse takes compassion too far. Emotionally astute, brilliantly written, these stories mark the arrival of a powerful new voice in American literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45354489217175,"sku":"9780375714078","price":1450.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780375714078.webp?v=1767308691","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/short-people-9780375714078","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}