{"product_id":"stories-in-an-almost-classical-mode-paperback","title":"Stories in an Almost Classical Mode - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarold Brodkey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM TWO-TIME O. HENRY AWARD WINNER \u003c\/b\u003e- A mammoth collection of short fiction, these 17 stories spanning three decades of work showcase Harold Brodkey at his most intense and masterful. With layered insights, emotional risk, and magnificently dense prose, Brodkey captures the truth and complexity of lived experience. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[Brodkey's stories are] one of those provinces we visit while traveling and that travel with us ever since...Brodkey has followed his vision of growth and corruption...to depths only he has charted.\" \u003ci\u003e--Los Angeles Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Forceful and lucid...\" \u003ci\u003e--The New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy protagonists are my mother's voice and the mind I had when I was thirteen. I was supposed to have a good mind--that supposition was a somewhat mysterious and even unlikely thing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten with striking intensity and seriousness, these stories explore memory, identity, and the subtle ironies of human relationships. Brodkey's language is rich and layered, revealing the complexity of a single moment with uncommon depth and precision. With this collection, readers are invited into a world of emotional risk and psychological nuance. For longtime admirers and new literary explorers alike, this volume offers the rare pleasure of encountering a master at the height of his powers.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese 17 short stories represent the best of Brodkey's work over three decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Brodkey's stories are one of those provinces we visit while traveling and that travel with us ever since...Brodkey has followed his vision of growth and corruption...to depths only he has charted.' -- Los Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarold Brodkey\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1930 in Staunton, Illinois. He grew up in Missouri and graduated from Harvard College. Since the early 1950s, his stories have appeared regularly in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and other magazines. His many honors include two first-place O. Henry Awards (in 1975 and 1976) as well as fellowships from the American Academy in Rome, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. He has taught writing and literature at Cornell University and the City College of New York. He is the author of two novels, three collections of essays, and four collections of short stories, including \u003ci\u003eStories in an Almost Classical Mode\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFirst Love and Other Sorrows\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 608\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.42 x 8.5 x 5.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 23, 1989\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53465805291827,"sku":"9780679724315","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/hhkIaupTSF9780679724315.webp?v=1781246902","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/stories-in-an-almost-classical-mode-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}