{"product_id":"prizes-selected-short-stories-9781582436203","title":"Prizes: Selected Short Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe most comprehensive selection of Janet Frame's stories ever published, this exceptional collection has been chosen from the four different volumes released during her lifetime.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing the best of her stories, the book includes pieces that were written over four decades, including stories from her debut collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Lagoon and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. First published in 1951, those stories were written while Frame was confined in a mental hospital. When the collection won the Hubert Church Award, a threatened brain operation (akin to a lobotomy) was averted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe stories in this new book also include selections from \u003ci\u003eYou Are Now Entering the Human Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, published in the 1980s after a hiatus from writing. The last stories she published before her death, her writings from this time reveal Frame's unflinching ability to explore the drama of madness, isolation, and identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new book also includes five short stories that have not been collected before, completing a volume that testifies to the brilliance of Janet Frame's life and literary talent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781582436203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.68h x 5.66w x 0.81d","brand":"Janet Frame","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44625760321717,"sku":"9781582436203","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_cf6af797-6d22-4d8d-9684-dbddbb8fdaa6.jpg?v=1725978151","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/prizes-selected-short-stories-9781582436203","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}