{"product_id":"fresh-complaint-stories-9781250192721","title":"Fresh Complaint: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first collection of short fiction from Jeffrey Eugenides, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Virgin Suicides\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMiddlesex\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJeffrey Eugenides's bestselling novels have shown him to be an astute observer of the crises of adolescence, self-discovery, family love, and what it means to be American. The stories in \u003ci\u003eFresh Complaint\u003c\/i\u003e explore equally rich----and intriguing----territory. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRanging from the bitingly reproductive antics of \"Baster\" to the dreamy, moving account of a young traveler's search for enlightenment in \"Air Mail\" (selected by Annie Proulx for \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e), this collection presents characters in the midst of personal and national emergencies. We meet a failed poet who, envious of other people's wealth during the real-estate bubble, becomes an embezzler; a clavichordist whose dreams of art flounder under the obligations of marriage and fatherhood; and, in \u003ci\u003eFresh Complaint\u003c\/i\u003e, a high school student whose wish to escape the strictures of her immigrant family lead her to a drastic decision that upends the life of a middle-aged British physicist. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarratively compelling, beautifully written, and packed with a density of ideas despite their fluid grace, these stories chart the development and maturation of a major American writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250192721\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Jeffrey Eugenides","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648673771676,"sku":"9781250192721","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d5607e22-9385-45f0-96e7-724c27713ac4.jpg?v=1603870715","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/fresh-complaint-stories-9781250192721","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}