{"product_id":"12-short-stories-and-their-making-9780892553129","title":"12 Short Stories and Their Making","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow did they do it? Twelve spellbinding stories  followed by interviews with the authors about inspiration and craft. Here is a fascinating and enlightening book for fiction readers and writers alike. Written by some of our most powerful contemporary authors  the twelve stories gathered here were selected as striking examples of one of the six elements of the craft: character  plot  theme  structure  voice  and setting. They draw the reader into worlds that seem miraculously whole. How was this accomplished? In interviews that center on the aspect of craft each story exemplifies  the authors describe the challenges they faced and reveal the often disorderly process behind the seamless finished work.  The volume includes stories by and interviews with Sandra Cisneros  Kim Edwards  George Garrett  Ellen Gilchrist  Gail Godwin  Allan Gurganus  Charles Johnson  Walter Kirn  Jhumpa Lahiri  Ursula K. Le Guin  Elizabeth Tallent  and Tobias Wolff.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45280045006901,"sku":"ByrdShop_089255312X","price":50.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780892553129.jpg?v=1780618040","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/12-short-stories-and-their-making-9780892553129","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}