{"product_id":"guess-again-short-stories-paperback","title":"Guess Again: Short Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBernard Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuess Again\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich and eclectic collection of exquisitely crafted short stories. Written with unsparing honesty, these stories vividly illustrate love's complexities, the intricacies of family relationships, struggles with sexual identity, and the specter of AIDS. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Whether chronicling a dying man's acts of vandalism, a divorc e under house arrest, a Mormon couple's potluck dinner for their few homosexual acquaintances, or a young Los Angeles boy's sexual awakening, the stories in \u003ci\u003eGuess Again\u003c\/i\u003e are full of wit, subtlety, and emotional generosity.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernard Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e has won numerous awards and prizes, among them the PEN\/Ernest Hemingway Award, an O. Henry Prize, and literature fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and The National Endowment of the Arts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe has published two memoirs, \u003ci\u003eMaps to Anywhere\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTruth Serum, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as a novel, \u003ci\u003eA Year of Rhymes, \u003c\/i\u003e and a collection of short stories, \u003ci\u003eGuess Again.\u003c\/i\u003e His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine, Gentleman's Quarterly, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e and in several volumes of \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Essays.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Los Angeles and is the art critic for \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Magazine.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 8.38 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 28, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761475846432,"sku":"9780743249409","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0e727a77e731436c3daa520f54168b4c.webp?v=1780208481","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/guess-again-short-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}