{"product_id":"prizes-selected-short-stories-paperback","title":"Prizes: Selected Short Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJanet Frame\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most comprehensive selection of Janet Frame's stories ever published, this exceptional collection has been chosen from the four different volumes released during her lifetime.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing the best of her stories, the book includes pieces that were written over four decades, including stories from her debut collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Lagoon and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. First published in 1951, those stories were written while Frame was confined in a mental hospital. When the collection won the Hubert Church Award, a threatened brain operation (akin to a lobotomy) was averted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe stories in this new book also include selections from \u003ci\u003eYou Are Now Entering the Human Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, published in the 1980s after a hiatus from writing. The last stories she published before her death, her writings from this time reveal Frame's unflinching ability to explore the drama of madness, isolation, and identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new book also includes five short stories that have not been collected before, completing a volume that testifies to the brilliance of Janet Frame's life and literary talent.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanet Frame\u003c\/b\u003e (1924 - 2004) was one of New Zealand's most distinguished writers. She is best known for \u003ci\u003eAn Angel at My Table, \u003c\/i\u003e which the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e of London called \"one of the great autobiographies written in the twentieth century,\" and inspired Jane Campion's internationally acclaimed film. Throughout her long career, Frame received a wide range of awards, including every literary prize for which she was eligible in New Zealand, honorary membership in the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.68 x 5.66 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752091287840,"sku":"9781582436203","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/99d259340c3992a31d33d07e64614e80.webp?v=1779987605","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/prizes-selected-short-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}