{"product_id":"for-a-little-while-paperback","title":"For a Little While - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRick Bass\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong considered one of the most gifted practitioners of the short story, Rick Bass is unsurpassed in his ability to perceive and portray the enduring truths of the human heart. Now, at last, we have the definitive collection of stories, new and old, from the writer \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e has called \"an American classic.\" To read his fiction is to feel more alive -- connected, incandescently, to \"the brief longshot of having been chosen for the human experience,\" as one of his characters puts it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These pages reveal men and women living with passion and tenderness at the outer limits of the senses, each attempting to triumph against fate. Bass provides searing insights into the complexity of family and romantic entanglements, and his lush and striking language draws us ineluctably into the lives of these engaging people and their vivid surroundings. The intricate stories collected in \u003ci\u003eFor A Little While\u003c\/i\u003e -- brimming with magic and wonder, filled with hard-won empathy, marbled throughout with astonishing imagery -- have the power both to devastate and to uplift. Together they showcase an iconic American master at his peak.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRick Bass\u003c\/b\u003e, the author of thirty books, won the Story Prize for his collection \u003ci\u003eFor a Little While\u003c\/i\u003e and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for his memoir \u003ci\u003eWhy I Came West\u003c\/i\u003e. His work, which has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, among many other publications, and has been anthologized numerous times in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He has also won multiple O. Henry Awards and Pushcart Prizes, as well as NEA and Guggenheim fellowships. Bass lives in Montana's Yaak Valley, where he is a founding board member of the Yaak Valley Forest Council.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 21, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694683525183,"sku":"9780316381147","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/cd66219a0568d2d4597e5bfa0a005e88.webp?v=1765001938","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/for-a-little-while-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}