{"product_id":"the-pavilion-of-former-wives-paperback","title":"The Pavilion of Former Wives - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Baumbach\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA man and woman carry out an unusual courtship through a series of letters that gradually strip away their facades. A husband and wife argue about an infidelity that may never have happened. A liaison that hinges on a lost car ends before it begins when dreams influence reality. And a man confronts the specters of his failed relationships in the mysterious Pavilion of Former Wives. In 14 thematically linked stories, Jonathan Baumbach explores the sour and bitter sweetness of relationships just beginning and already over, and the frailty that love makes of us. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA staple in the literary scene for over 40 years, Jonathan Baumbach is the author of 14 books of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eYou, or The Invention of Memory, On The Way To My Father's Funeral: New and Selected Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eB, a novel\u003c\/i\u003e. He has published over ninety stories in \u003ci\u003eEsquire, Open City, Boulevard, \u003c\/i\u003e and elsewhere, and his fiction has been anthologized in \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories, The O. Henry Prize, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Best of Tri-Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Baumbach\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of 14 books of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eYou, or The Invention of Memory\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOn The Way To My Father's Funeral: New and Selected Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eB, a novel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eD-Tours\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSeparate Hours\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChez Charlotte and Emily\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Times of Major Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eReruns\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBabble and A Man to Conjure With\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also published over 90 stories published in such places as \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOpen City\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBoulevard\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJonathan, co-founder of The Fiction Collective in 1973 (it was reinvented as FC2 in 1988), the first fiction writers cooperative in America, has seen his work widely praised. His short stories have been anthologized in \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eO.Henry Prize\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Best of Tri-Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e referred to him in 2004 as \". . . an underappreciated writer. He employs a masterfully dispassionate, fiercely intelligent narrative voice whose seeming objectivity is always a faltering front for secret passion and despair.' He lives in New York, NY.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 13, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769862652192,"sku":"9781941088616","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1971a0888a4f8d38fbb74c217ce88cd1.webp?v=1780358528","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-pavilion-of-former-wives-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}