{"product_id":"the-vanishing-princess-stories-paperback","title":"The Vanishing Princess: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJenny Diski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Caustically funny and ebullient stories. . . . Diski's is the kind of voice of which we need more, of which we now have one fewer. But she has paved a subversive path through the forest for others to follow.\" -- \u003cem\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Named a \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/em\u003eBest Book of 2017*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWITH A PREFACE BY HEIDI JULAVITS, AUTHOR OF \u003cem\u003eTHE FOLDED CLOCK\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe only story collection from the beloved Jenny Diski--darkly funny, subversive, sexy, and eccentric tales from one of the most original and intelligent voices of our time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJenny Diski's prose is as sharp and steely as her imagination is wild and wondrous. When she died of cancer in April 2016, after chronicling her illness in strikingly honest essays in the \u003cem\u003eLondon Review of Books, \u003c\/em\u003e readers, admirers, and critics around the world mourned the loss. In a cool and unflinching tone that came to define her singular voice, she explored the subjects of sex, power, domesticity, femininity, hysteria, and loneliness with humor and honesty, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories in \u003cem\u003eThe Vanishing Princess\u003c\/em\u003e showcase a rarely seen side of this beloved writer, channeling both the piercing social examination of her nonfiction and the vivid, dreamlike landscapes of her novels. In a Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale turned on its head, a miller's daughter rises to power and wealth to rule over her kingdom and outwit the title villain. \"Bathtime\" tells the story of a woman's life through her attempts to build the perfect bathtub, chasing an elusive moment of peace. In \"Short Curcuit,\" the author mines her own bouts in and out of mental institutions outside London to question whether those we think are mad are really the sanest among us. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLongtime fans of Diski and those who have discovered her since her death will find much to treasure here, in her only short story collection, released in the US for the very first time. \u003cem\u003eThe Vanishing Princess\u003c\/em\u003e is another vital stop on Jenny Diski's journey for meaning and beauty in her prolific writing, one that feels as fresh and necessary as if it were brand-new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJenny Diski's prose is as sharp and steely as her imagination is wild and wondrous. When she died of cancer in April 2016, after chronicling her illness in an unforgettable series of essays in the \u003cem\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e, she was mourned by readers, admirers, and critics around the world, who had come to love the cool and unflinching tone that defined her singular voice. She explored the subjects of sex, power, domesticity, femininity, hysteria, and loneliness with humor and honesty.\u003c\/p\u003eThe stories in \u003cem\u003eThe Vanishing Princess\u003c\/em\u003e showcase a rarely seen side of this beloved writer. In a Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale turned on its head, a miller's daughter rises to power and wealth to outwit the title villain. \"Bath Time\" tells the story of a woman's life through her attempts to build the perfect bathtub, chasing an elusive moment of peace. In \"Short Circuit,\" the author mines her own bouts in mental institutions\u003cbr\u003eoutside London to question whether those we think are mad are really the sanest among us. Sharper, more experimental than her novels, \u003cem\u003eThe Vanishing Princess\u003c\/em\u003e presents Jenny Diski as we knew her but also as we could never quite capture her irreverent, bizarre, political, morose, and gloriously unruly on the page.--\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/em\u003e(starred review)\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJenny Diski's prose is as sharp and steely as her imagination is wild and wondrous. When she died of cancer in April 2016, after chronicling her illness in an unforgettable series of essays in the \u003cem\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e, she was mourned by readers, admirers, and critics around the world, who had come to love the cool and unflinching tone that defined her singular voice. She explored the subjects of sex, power, domesticity, femininity, hysteria, and loneliness with humor and honesty.\u003c\/p\u003eThe stories in \u003cem\u003eThe Vanishing Princess\u003c\/em\u003e showcase a rarely seen side of this beloved writer. In a Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale turned on its head, a miller's daughter rises to power and wealth to outwit the title villain. \"Bath Time\" tells the story of a woman's life through her attempts to build the perfect bathtub, chasing an elusive moment of peace. In \"Short Circuit,\" the author mines her own bouts in mental institutions\u003cbr\u003eoutside London to question whether those we think are mad are really the sanest among us. 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