{"product_id":"in-another-country-selected-stories-paperback","title":"In Another Country: Selected Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Constantine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis paperback edition of David Constantine's \u003ci\u003eSelected Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, originally named among \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e' Best Story Collections of 2015, features In Another Country, the tale that inspired the Academy Award-nominated feature film \u003ci\u003e45 Years\u003c\/i\u003e. Constantine's work is acclaimed for its pristine emotional clarity, spare but intensely evocative dialogue, and timeless, enduring appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Constantine \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning writer, poet, and translator. His debut North American novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Life-Writer\u003c\/i\u003e, will be published in the fall of 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Constantine is an award-winning short story writer, poet, and translator. The title story of his North American debut collection of short fiction, \u003ci\u003eIn Another Country: Selected Stories\u003c\/i\u003e (Biblioasis, 2015) was adapted into the Academy Award-nominated feature film \u003ci\u003e45 Years\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of one previous novel, \u003ci\u003eDavies\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as four collections of short stories in the UK, including \u003ci\u003eBack at the Spike, Under the Dam, The Shieling, \u003c\/i\u003e and the winner of the 2013 Frank O'Connor Award, \u003ci\u003eTea at the Midland and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. His collections of poetry include \u003ci\u003eCaspar Hauser, The Pelt of Wasps, Something for the Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e (shortlisted for the Whitbread Poetry Prize), \u003ci\u003eCollected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNine Fathom Deep\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also a translator of Hölderlin, Brecht, Goethe, Kleist, Michaux, and Jaccottet. He lives in Oxford, where until 2012 he edited \u003ci\u003eModern Poetry in Translation\u003c\/i\u003e with his wife Helen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700704481343,"sku":"9781771961295","price":17.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/356871417a14d4c5b02f14f13c0ca952.webp?v=1765017835","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/in-another-country-selected-stories-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}