{"product_id":"store-of-the-worlds-the-stories-of-robert-sheckley-paperback","title":"Store of the Worlds: The Stories of Robert Sheckley - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Sheckley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlex Abramovich\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJonathan Lethem\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn NYRB Classics Original \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobert Sheckley was an eccentric master of the American short story, and his tales, whether set in dystopic city­scapes, ultramodern advertising agencies, or aboard spaceships lighting out for hostile planets, are among the most startlingly original of the twentieth century. Today, as the new worlds, alternate universes, and synthetic pleasures Sheckley foretold become our reality, his vision begins to look less absurdist and more prophetic. This retrospective selection, chosen by Jonathan Lethem and Alex Abramovich, brings together the best of Sheckley's deadpan farces, proving once again that he belongs beside such mordant critics of contemporary mores as Bruce Jay Friedman, Terry Southern, and Thomas Pynchon.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Sheckley (1928-2005) was born in New York City and raised in Maplewood, New Jersey. He joined the army shortly after high school and served in Korea from 1946 to 1948. Returning to New York, Sheckley completed a BA degree at New York University and later took a job in an aircraft factory, leaving as soon as he was able to support himself by selling short stories. In the 1950s and '60s his stories appeared regularly in science-fiction magazines, especially \u003ci\u003eGalaxy\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as in \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to the science fiction for which he is best known, Sheckley also wrote suspense and mystery stories and television screenplays; from 1979 to 1982 he was the fiction editor of \u003ci\u003eOmni\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. Sheckley traveled widely, settling for stretches of time in Greenwich Village, Ibiza, London, and Portland, Oregon. Many of Sheckley's more than fifteen novels and roughly four hundred short stories have been translated and four have been adapted for film. In 2001 he was named Author Emeritus by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlex Abramovich has been an editor of \u003ci\u003eFeed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFlavorpill\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVery Short List\u003c\/i\u003e and a writer for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe London Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. He lives in Oakland, California, and Astoria, Queens. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJonathan Lethem is the author of eight novels, including \u003ci\u003eGirl in Landscape\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChronic City\u003c\/i\u003e, and five collections of stories and essays, including \u003ci\u003eThe Ecstasy of Influence\u003c\/i\u003e (2011). He has previously written the introductions for the NYRB Classics editions of \u003ci\u003eA Meaningful Life\u003c\/i\u003e by L.J. Davis and \u003ci\u003eOn the Yard\u003c\/i\u003e by Malcolm Braly. He teaches at Pomona College and lives in Los Angeles and Maine.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 7.99 x 5.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771227504928,"sku":"9781590174944","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/77c6eb9bc2811478e803d8fa1ee4f605.webp?v=1780383533","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/store-of-the-worlds-the-stories-of-robert-sheckley-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}