{"product_id":"the-penguin-book-of-the-modern-american-short-story","title":"The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eA selection of the best and most representative contemporary American short fiction from 1970 to 2020  including such authors as Ursula K. LeGuin  Toni Cade Bambara  Jhumpa Lahiri  Sandra Cisneros  and Ted Chiang  hand-selected by celebrated editor and anthologist John Freeman  In the past fifty years  the American short story has changed dramatically. New voices  forms  and mixtures of styles have brought this unique genre a thrilling burst of energy. The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story celebrates this avalanche of talent.  This rich anthology begins in 1970 and brings together a half century of powerful American short stories from all genres  includingfor the first time in a collection of this scalescience fiction  horror  and fantasy  placing writers such as Ursula K. Le Guin  Ken Liu  and Stephen King next to some beloved greats of the literary form: Raymond Carver  Grace Paley  Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie  and Denis Johnson. Culling widely  John Freeman  the former editor of Granta and now editor of his own literary annual  brings forward some astonishing work to be regarded in a new light. Often overlooked tales by Dorothy Allison  Percival Everett  and Charles Johnson will recast the shape and texture of todays enlarging atmosphere of literary dialogue. Stories by Lauren Groff and Ted Chiang raise the specter of engagement in ecocidal times. Short tales by Tobias Wolff  George Saunders  and Lydia Davis rub shoulders with near novellas by Susan Sontag and Andrew Holleran. This book will be a treasure trove for readers  writers  and teachers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44983957225525,"sku":"ByrdShop_1984877801","price":30.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781984877802.jpg?v=1770815839","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-penguin-book-of-the-modern-american-short-story","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}