{"product_id":"you-want-more-selected-stories-of-george-singleton-hardcover","title":"You Want More: Selected Stories of George Singleton - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Singleton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThirty stories, collected in one volume for the very first time, from one of the South's best known and most acclaimed short story writers.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith his signature darkly acerbic and sharp-witted humor, George Singleton has built a reputation as one of the most astute and wise observers of the South. Now Tom Franklin introduces this master of the form with a compilation of acclaimed and prize-winning short fiction spanning twenty years and eight collections, including stories originally published in outlets like the\u003cem\u003e Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, Playboy, the Georgia Review, the Southern Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and many more. A lovelorn and chatty euthanasia vet arrives at a couples' house to put down their dog, Probate; a father-to-be searches his workplace\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003ea bar\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003efor a replacement sonogram after recording an episode of \u003cem\u003eBonanza\u003c\/em\u003e over the original; an unlikely romance sparks between a librarian and a professional bowler while they compete to win an RV; a father takes his son to visit the many ex-girlfriends that could have been his mother.\u003c\/p\u003e These stories bear the influence of Flannery O'Connor and Raymond Carver, at other times Lewis Nordan and Donald Barthelme, and touch on the mysteries of childhood, the complexities of human relationships, and the absurdity of everyday life, its inexorable defeats and small triumphs. Assembled here for the very first time, \u003cem\u003eYou Want More\u003c\/em\u003e showcases the body of work, hilarious and incisive, that has cemented George Singleton's place among the South's greatest living writers.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 9.3 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769423560992,"sku":"9781938235696","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7d0e777d0f21be8fed5fee84b9e39b61.webp?v=1780347797","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/you-want-more-selected-stories-of-george-singleton-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}