{"product_id":"music-for-wartime-stories-paperback","title":"Music for Wartime: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRebecca Makkai\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA short-story collection from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Believers\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNamed a must-read by the \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003ci\u003e O \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe L Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRebecca Makkai's first two novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Borrower\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Hundred-Year House\u003c\/i\u003e, have established her as one of the freshest and most imaginative voices in fiction. Now, the award-winning writer, whose stories have appeared in four consecutive editions of \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories, \u003c\/i\u003e returns with a highly anticipated collection bearing her signature mix of intelligence, wit, and heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A reality show producer manipulates two contestants into falling in love, even as her own relationship falls apart. Just after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a young boy has a revelation about his father's past when a renowned Romanian violinist plays a concert in their home. When the prized elephant of a traveling circus keels over dead, the small-town minister tasked with burying its remains comes to question his own faith. In an unnamed country, a composer records the folk songs of two women from a village on the brink of destruction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These transporting, deeply moving stories--some inspired by her own family history--amply demonstrate Makkai's extraordinary range as a storyteller, and confirm her as a master of the short story form. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Richly imagined.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Impressive.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eO, \u003c\/i\u003eThe Oprah\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Engrossing.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Inventive.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eW \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine\u003cbr\u003e \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca Makkai\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Great Believers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hundred-Year House\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Borrower\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the short story collection \u003ci\u003eMusic for Wartime\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Great Believers\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, and received the ALA Carnegie Medal and the LA Times Book Prize, among other honors. Makkai is on the MFA faculties of Sierra Nevada College and Northwestern University, and she is Artistic Director of StoryStudio Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753847816480,"sku":"9780143109235","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d6b444c3f8e7957a31d566ccaf4c7659.webp?v=1780028337","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/music-for-wartime-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}