{"product_id":"for-the-relief-of-unbearable-urges-stories-paperback","title":"For the Relief of Unbearable Urges: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNathan Englander\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnergized, irreverent, and deliciously inventive stories from Pulitzer-nominated, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhat We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the collection's hilarious title story, a Hasidic man gets a special dispensation from his rabbi to see a prostitute. \"The Wig\" takes an aging wigmaker and makes her, for a single moment, beautiful. In \"The Tumblers,\" Englander envisions a group of Polish Jews herded toward a train bound for the death camps and, in a deft, imaginative twist, turns them into acrobats tumbling out of harm's way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor the Relief of Unbearable Urges\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of startling authority and imagination--a book that is as wondrous and joyful as it is wrenchingly sad. It hearalds the arrival of a remarkable new storyteller.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most stunning literary debuts of our time, these energized, irreverent, and deliciously inventive stories introduce an astonishing new talent. \u003cbr\u003eIn the collection's hilarious title story, a Hasidic man gets a special dispensation from his rabbi to see a prostitute. \"The Wig\" takes an aging wigmaker and makes her, for a single moment, beautiful. In \"The Tumblers,\" Englander envisions a group of Polish Jews herded toward a train bound for the death camps and, in a deft, imaginative twist, turns them into acrobats tumbling out of harm's way. \u003cbr\u003eFor the Relief of Unbearable Urges is a work of startling authority and imagination--a book that is as wondrous and joyful as it is wrenchingly sad. It hearalds the arrival of a remarkable new storyteller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the collection's hilarious title story, a Hasidic man gets a special dispensation from his rabbi to see a prostitute. \"The Wig\" takes an aging wigmaker and makes her, for a single moment, beautiful. In \"The Tumblers\", Englander envisions a group of Polish Jews herded toward a train bound for the death camps and, in a deft, imaginative twist, turns them into acrobats tumbling out of harm's way. For the Relief of Unbearable Urges is a work of startling authority and imagination -- a book that is as wondrous and joyful as it is wrenchingly sad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNathan Englander is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Ministry of Special Cases\u003c\/i\u003e and the story collections \u003ci\u003eFor the Relief of Unbearable Urges\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhat We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank\u003c\/i\u003e, a winner of the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He is Distinguished Writer-in-Residence at New York University and lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 8.06 x 5.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 21, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Jewish Book Award (1999)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hemingway Foundation\/PEN Award (1999)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e L.A. Times Book Prize (1999)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762288394528,"sku":"9780375704437","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e4de83730f7b03fdfccfa65a6e267903.webp?v=1780218711","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/for-the-relief-of-unbearable-urges-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}