{"product_id":"the-book-of-ten-nights-and-a-night-eleven-stories","title":"The Book of Ten Nights and a Night: Eleven Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Barth  the postmodern master  is back with his sixteenth book and third collection of stories  which gathers for the first time in one volume stories previously published in various journals. Exploring ideas of narrative frames  stories within stories  and the uncanny power that language has in our lives  he offers the thrilling blend of playfulness and illuminating insight that has marked him as one of Americas most distinguished writers. Here are tales of aging  time  possibility  and relationships. And in typically Barthian fashion  they are framed by the narration of a veteran writer  Graybard  and his flirtatious  insouciant muse  WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get). During the eleven days that follow September 11  2001  Graybard and WYSIWYG debate the meaning and relevance of writing and storytelling in the wake of disaster  or TEOTWAW(A)KI The End Of The World As We (Americans) Know It. The Book of Ten Nights and a Night is vintage Barth  sure to appeal to his loyal fans and find new readers touched by his irreverent but deeply human perspective on how writers can respond to the emotional and ethical demands of tragic events.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44986511425589,"sku":"ByrdShop_0618405666","price":22.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780618405664.jpg?v=1770908079","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-book-of-ten-nights-and-a-night-eleven-stories","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}