{"product_id":"music-for-wartime-stories-9780143109235","title":"Music for Wartime: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA short-story collection from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Believers\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNamed a must-read by the \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003ci\u003e O \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe L Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRebecca Makkai's first two novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Borrower\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Hundred-Year House\u003c\/i\u003e, have established her as one of the freshest and most imaginative voices in fiction. Now, the award-winning writer, whose stories have appeared in four consecutive editions of \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories, \u003c\/i\u003e returns with a highly anticipated collection bearing her signature mix of intelligence, wit, and heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A reality show producer manipulates two contestants into falling in love, even as her own relationship falls apart. Just after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a young boy has a revelation about his father's past when a renowned Romanian violinist plays a concert in their home. When the prized elephant of a traveling circus keels over dead, the small-town minister tasked with burying its remains comes to question his own faith. In an unnamed country, a composer records the folk songs of two women from a village on the brink of destruction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These transporting, deeply moving stories--some inspired by her own family history--amply demonstrate Makkai's extraordinary range as a storyteller, and confirm her as a master of the short story form. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Richly imagined.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Impressive.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eO, \u003c\/i\u003eThe Oprah\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Engrossing.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Inventive.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eW \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143109235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Rebecca Makkai","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36634898792604,"sku":"9780143109235","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2826ab79-fb34-4a8a-acf6-d89c847e8515.jpg?v=1603837953","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/music-for-wartime-stories-9780143109235","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}