{"product_id":"the-selected-short-fiction-of-lisa-moore-paperback","title":"The Selected Short Fiction of Lisa Moore - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLisa Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJane Urquhart\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLisa Moore's stories are bright, emotionally engaging, tangible. She marks out the precious moments of her characters' lives against deceptively commonplace backdrops -- a St. John's hospital cafeteria lit only by the lights in the snack machines; a half-built house \"like a rib cage around a lungful of sky\" - and the results linger long in the memory. \u003cem\u003eThe Selected Short Fiction of Lisa Moore \u003c\/em\u003eshows us that love, alongside desire, can sometimes come as a surprise, sometimes an ambush. She splices moments and images together so adroitly, so vividly, you'll swear you've lived them yourself. This new volume, bringing together Lisa Moore's first two books of stories, \u003cem\u003eOpen\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDegrees of Nakedness\u003c\/em\u003e, is the very best way to encounter one of the finest short-story writers in the country. This edition features a brilliant new introduction by Jane Urquhart on the importance of Moore's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLisa Moore: Lisa Moore is the acclaimed author of the novels \u003ci\u003eFebruary\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and longlisted for the Booker Prize, and \u003ci\u003eAlligator\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and won the Commonwealth Fiction Prize (Canada and the Caribbean), and the short-story collections \u003ci\u003eOpen\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the Giller Prize, and \u003ci\u003eDegrees of Nakedness\u003c\/i\u003e. Lisa Moore's books have been translated into many languages and published around the world. She lives in St. John's, Newfoundland.\u003cbr\u003e\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 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770226737440,"sku":"9781770892552","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fb146f2b099991926a1c34a94dc5f24d.webp?v=1780367251","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-selected-short-fiction-of-lisa-moore-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}