{"product_id":"14-stories-paperback","title":"14 Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Dixon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Dixon's stories and novels have an original, immediately recognizable sound and feel -a weird blend of Franz Kafka and Frank Capra. Readers of his previous work will find in \u003ci\u003e14 Stories\u003c\/i\u003e that same wry, inventive, knife-edged humor that has come to characterize his distinctive style. With an adroit use of language and a keen eye for the quirky, offbeat side of human nature, Dixon creates a world as viewed through a fish-eye lens-slightly distorted and off-center, yet recognizable and often familiar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e14 Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is part comedy, part tragedy, part social comment and part spoof. But most of all it is a highly entertaining series of all-too-plausible vignettes that shows off Stephen Dixon's remarkable talent at its best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Dixon \u003c\/b\u003e has published more than 125 short stories and is the award-winning author of over a dozen books, including the collections \u003ci\u003eLong Made Short\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAll Gone\u003c\/i\u003e, available from Johns Hopkins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 9.24 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42723035381823,"sku":"9780801872051","price":65.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8ee7d376b5b46676ff70ae9272bdf8c4.webp?v=1765097790","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/14-stories-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}