{"product_id":"stories-from-quarantine-paperback","title":"Stories from Quarantine - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning collection o\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ef\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003enew fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e previously published as \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Decameron Project \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand originally commissioned by \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e as \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe COVID-19 pandemic first\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003espread across\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe world, from twenty-nine authors including Margaret Atwood, Tommy Orange, Edwidge Danticat, Rachel Kushner, Colm \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTóibín\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Charles Yu, and more.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen reality is surreal, only fiction can make sense of it...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1353, Giovanni ​Boccaccio wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Decameron\u003c\/i\u003e: one hundred nested tales told by a group of young men and women passing the time at a villa outside Florence while waiting out the gruesome Black Death, a plague that killed more than 25 million people. Some of the stories are silly, some are bawdy, some are like fables. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn March 2020, the editors of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e worked to create a collection of stories written just as the pandemic first swept the globe. How might new fiction from some of today's finest writers help us memorialize and understand the unimaginable? And what could be learned about how this crisis will affect the art of fiction? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese \u003ci\u003eStories from Quarantine\u003c\/i\u003e by twenty-nine authors vary widely in texture and tone. The work is a historical tribute to a moment unlike any other in our lifetimes, offering perspective and solace to the reader now and in the uncertain future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTable of Contents: \u003cbr\u003e \"Preface\" by Caitlin Roper\u003cbr\u003e \"Introduction\" by Rivka Galchen\u003cbr\u003e \"Recognition\" by Victor LaValle\u003cbr\u003e \"A Blue Sky Like This\" by Mona Awad\u003cbr\u003e \"The Walk\" by Kamila Shamsie\u003cbr\u003e \"Tales from the LA River\" by Colm Tóibín\u003cbr\u003e \"Clinical Notes\" by Liz Moore\u003cbr\u003e \"The Team\" by Tommy Orange\u003cbr\u003e \"The Rock\" by Leila Slimani\u003cbr\u003e \"Impatient Griselda\" by Margaret Atwood\u003cbr\u003e \"Under the Magnolia\" by Yiyun Li\u003cbr\u003e \"Outside\" by Etgar Keret\u003cbr\u003e \"Keepsakes\" by Andrew O'Hagan\u003cbr\u003e \"The Girl with the Big Red Suitcase\" by Rachel Kushner\u003cbr\u003e \"The Morningside\" by Téa Obreht\u003cbr\u003e \"Screen Time\" by Alejandro Zambra\u003cbr\u003e \"How We Used to Play\" by Dinaw Mengestu\u003cbr\u003e \"Line 19 Woodstock\/Glisan\" by Karen Russell\u003cbr\u003e \"If Wishes Was Horses\" by David Mitchell\u003cbr\u003e \"Systems\" by Charles Yu\u003cbr\u003e \"The Perfect Travel Buddy\" by Paolo Giordano\u003cbr\u003e \"An Obliging Robber\" by Mia Couto\u003cbr\u003e \"Sleep\" by Uzodinma Iweala\u003cbr\u003e \"Prudent Girls\" by Rivers Solomon\u003cbr\u003e \"That Time at My Brother's Wedding\" by Laila Lalami\u003cbr\u003e \"A Time of Death, The Death of Time\" by Julián Fuks\u003cbr\u003e \"The Cellar\" by Dina Nayeri\u003cbr\u003e \"Origin Story\" by Matthew Baker\u003cbr\u003e \"To the Wall\" by Esi Edugyan\u003cbr\u003e \"Barcelona: Open City\" by John Wray\u003cbr\u003e \"One Thing\" by Edwidge Danticat\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the editors of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, including Caitlin Roper, Claire Gutierrez, Sheila Glaser, and Jake Silverstein.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.5 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767864164640,"sku":"9781982170813","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4ea6c8fd1d2a3bf36f2c32b6106e11d4.webp?v=1780319215","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/stories-from-quarantine-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}