{"product_id":"i-dont-want-to-know-anyone-too-well-collected-stories-paperback","title":"I Don't Want to Know Anyone Too Well: Collected Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNorman Levine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLevine is a true artist, who grinds his bones--and anything else he can get his hands on--to make his bread. --\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReminiscent of Bernard Malamud and Cynthia Ozick, Norman Levine's short fiction was largely ignored in his lifetime. Yet they remain some of the most skillfully-crafted and moving works of the last half of the twentieth century. Taken together, these stories make a convincing argument for Levine's mastery, and as a writer in need of urgent rediscovery. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorman Levine (1923-2005) was the author of eight short story collections, two novels, and a memoir, among other works. He was raised in Ottawa's Lower Town, served overseas in the RCAF during WWII, and attended McGill University. In 1949 he returned to England, where he remained until 1980. In 1956 he undertook a three-month cross-country journey through Canada, which furnished him with material for his controversial memoir and commentary upon Canadian life, \u003ci\u003eCanada Made Me\u003c\/i\u003e (1958). Levine's fiction titles include \u003ci\u003eThe Angled Road\u003c\/i\u003e (1952), \u003ci\u003eOne Way Ticket\u003c\/i\u003e (1961), \u003ci\u003eI Don't Want to Know Anyone Too Well\u003c\/i\u003e (1971), \u003ci\u003eThin Ice\u003c\/i\u003e (1979) and \u003ci\u003eSomething Happened Here\u003c\/i\u003e (1991).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 580\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 26, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770204586272,"sku":"9781771960885","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d9170325fe91c574addd0297f41fed57.webp?v=1780366938","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/i-dont-want-to-know-anyone-too-well-collected-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}