{"product_id":"bright-segments-the-complete-short-fiction-hardcover","title":"Bright Segments: The Complete Short Fiction - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Sallis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor the first time ever, the complete short fiction of literary legend James Sallis is collected in one gorgeous volume--a must-have holiday gift for the crime, mystery, or speculative fiction fan in your life. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished over the six decades of Sallis's storied career, the complete collection contains 154 stories, 11 of which are exclusive to this volume. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJames Sallis moves with ease among genres and modes: novels, stories, poetry, criticism, musicology, biography, translation. Best known perhaps as a crime writer--author of \u003ci\u003eDrive\u003c\/i\u003e and the six Lew Griffin novels along with others--his first acclaim came in the 1960s from groundbreaking short stories in science fiction publications like Michael Moorcock's \u003ci\u003eNew Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he served for a time as editor, and Damon Knight's \u003ci\u003eOrbit\u003c\/i\u003e anthologies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn years since, he's published eighteen novels, numerous collections of essays, six volumes of poetry, a landmark biography of Chester Himes, and a translation of Raymond Queneau's novel Saint Glinglin, while writing widely about books for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLA Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and for \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, where he served as books columnist. He's received a lifetime achievement award from Bouchercon, the Hammett Award for literary excellence in crime writing, and the Grand Prix de Litt?rature Polici?re. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough it all, his interest in the short story has remained strong, with work appearing regularly in venues ranging from \u003ci\u003eThe Georgia Review\u003c\/i\u003e to the \u003ci\u003eMagazine of Fantasy \u0026amp; Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e. Herein you'll find science fiction, comedy low and high, fantasy, crime stories, stories of everyday life: the realist, arealist, and surreal all together in a jumble, enjambed. Literature, Jim insists, is not a cabinet with labeled drawers, it's a banquet table. Stroll around, pick what you want from it all. What you need. Enjoy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Sallis\u003c\/b\u003e has published eighteen novels, including\u003ci\u003e Drive\u003c\/i\u003e, which was made into a now-iconic film, and the six-volume Lew Griffin series. He is a recipient of the Hammett Prize for literary excellence in crime fiction, the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière, the Deutsche Krimipreis, and the Brigada 21 in Spain, as well as Bouchercon's Lifetime Achievement Award. His biography of Chester Himes was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book of the Year, and he has been shortlisted for the Anthony, Nebula, Edgar, Shamus, and Gold Dagger Awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 848\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 x 8.3 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 12, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758545207584,"sku":"9781641295543","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5e8ccfe3d4cedf1f1fab26025dbf4691_70cd930a-9128-4476-96fc-63c7f2bd0324.webp?v=1780129027","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/bright-segments-the-complete-short-fiction-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}