{"product_id":"autocorrect-stories-9780593717233","title":"Autocorrect: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom one of the most acclaimed masters of the short story form whom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ecalls \"Genius,\" a darkly funny collection of stories explores themes of identity, reality, and meaning.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEtgar Keret is the world's most famous living Israeli writer, known for writing short stories that are lean and accessible in style, and whimsical, surrealist, and darkly funny in subject. His work explores life's smallest, most unremarkable interactions in ways that are profound and unusual. The characters populating his fiction have relatable work and relationship problems. They live in a world of ever-advancing technology, but it is always degraded by the baseness of human passions and brutality: a character's partner is a reality show contestant from a parallel dimension; another finds the asteroid they paid to have named after their wife is scheduled to collide with earth; and an elderly widow convinces a popular AI program to commit suicide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese stories speak to our current moment in time: the uncertainty and fragility--full of misunderstandings and miscommunications--while looking for reasons and the strength to find hope. His stories reveal the fault lines and uncomfortable truths in our society in a style that is memorably his own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593717233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/31\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Etgar Keret","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45234841911477,"sku":"9780593717233","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_17ab948c-c581-4cb1-b3f1-02ec4530b78a.jpg?v=1743519016","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/autocorrect-stories-9780593717233","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}