{"product_id":"terrarium-new-and-selected-stories-paperback","title":"Terrarium: New and Selected Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eValerie Trueblood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Pacific Northwest Book Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Urgent, unnerving and tightly packed short fiction that covers enough ground for a library of novels.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, Editors' Choice \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Valerie Trueblood's writing has been praised by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as \"an exercise in literary restraint and extreme empathy.\" Selected here are stories from her previous collections--finalists for the PEN\/Faulkner Award and the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award--alongside her newest collection, which lends this book its name. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The new stories collected within \u003ci\u003eTerrarium\u003c\/i\u003e represent an exciting direction for the author: a condensing of narrative and, in some cases, a departure from it into another state of mind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's hard to describe any of Trueblood's stories as \"typical.\" She does not write about people from a single class, or caste, or geographical area. She has not written a single story emblematic of her work. She does not write stories fantastical or eccentric. Ordinary life, her stories may be saying, is fantastical enough. She is more like Babel than Chekhov. In all her writing, it's clear that Trueblood believes that the short story can carry both the lightest and heaviest of loads. \u003ci\u003eTerrarium\u003c\/i\u003e highlights the achievement of simply living, the stories within often unresolved but in a state of continuation, expansion. Trueblood's stories aren't merely about their subjects, they're inside them.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eValerie Trueblood\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eSeven Loves\u003c\/i\u003e, and the short story collections \u003ci\u003eSearch Party\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMarry or Burn\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCriminals\u003c\/i\u003e. She's been a finalist for the 2014 PEN\/Faulkner Award, a finalist for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, and a recipient of the B\u0026amp;N Discover Award. She lives in Seattle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.5 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 27, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749631721760,"sku":"9781640092488","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/058e0b24c0e7b1aaaec60d89cdf221ae.webp?v=1779935363","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/terrarium-new-and-selected-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}