{"product_id":"little-labors-hardcover","title":"Little Labors - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRivka Galchen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSei Shonagon's \u003cem\u003ePillow Book\u003c\/em\u003e--a key inspiration for Rivka Galchen's new book--contains a list of \"Things That Make One Nervous.\" And wouldn't the blessed event top almost anyone's list?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eLittle Labors\u003c\/em\u003e is a slanted, enchanted literary miscellany. Varying in length from just a sentence or paragraph to a several-page story or essay, Galchen's puzzle pieces assemble into a shining, unpredictable, mordant picture of the ordinary-extraordinary nature of babies and literature. Anecdotal or analytic, each part opens up an odd and tender world of wonder. The 47 Ronin; the black magic of maternal love; babies morphing from pumas to chickens; the quasi-repellent concept of \"women writers\"; origami-ophilia in Oklahoma as a gateway drug to a lifelong obsession with Japan; discussions of favorite passages from the Heian masterpieces \u003cem\u003eGenji\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Pillow Book\u003c\/em\u003e; the frightening prevalence of orange as today's new chic color for baby gifts; Frankenstein as a sort of baby; babies gold mines; babies as tiny Godzillas ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLittle Labors-atomized and exploratory, conceptually byzantine and freshly forthright-delights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.2 x 4.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757729546528,"sku":"9780811225588","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cdebcd54b5851ffba0f998f67b9aaefa.webp?v=1780110313","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/little-labors-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}