{"product_id":"the-uncollected-stories-of-allan-gurganus-paperback","title":"The Uncollected Stories of Allan Gurganus - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllan Gurganus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the explosive publication of \u003cem\u003eOldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All\u003c\/em\u003e, Allan Gurganus has dazzled readers as \"the most technically gifted and morally responsive writer of his generation\" (John Cheever). He has been praised as one of America's preeminent novelists, our prime conductor of electric sentences (William Giraldi). Above all, Allan Gurganus is a seriously funny writer, an expert at evoking humor, especially in our troubled times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow he offers nine classic tales--never before between covers. They attest to his mastery of the short story and the growing depth of his genius. Offering characters antic and tragic, Gurganus charts the human condition--masked and unmasked--as we live it now. \"Once upon a time\" collides with the everyday. We meet a mortician whose dedication to his departed clients exceeds all legal limits. We encounter a seaside couple fighting to save their family dog from Maine's fierce undertow. A virginal seventy-eight-year-old grammar school librarian has her sole erotic experience with a polyamorous snake farmer. A vicious tornado sends twin boys aloft, leaving only one of them alive. And, in an eerily prescient story, cholera strikes a rural village in 1849 and citizens come to blame their doomed young doctor who saved hundreds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese meticulously crafted parables recall William Faulkner's scope and Flannery O'Connor's corrosive wit. Imbuing each story with charged drama, Gurganus, a sublime ventriloquist, again proves himself among our funniest writers and our wisest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 11, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767428940064,"sku":"9781324091486","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/100129ec97643b9d35a21d0067fa493a.webp?v=1780310701","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-uncollected-stories-of-allan-gurganus-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}