{"product_id":"scandal-at-the-alphorn-factory-new-and-selected-short-fiction-2024-1984-9781738009886","title":"Scandal at the Alphorn Factory: New and Selected Short Fiction, 2024-1984","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new collection of stories by Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist Gary Barwin that puts the fab in fabulist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eScandal at the Alphorn Factory: New and Selected Short Fiction, 1984-2024\u003c\/i\u003e couples brand new and uncollected stories with selections of the most playful and ambitious of Barwin's previous collections, including \u003ci\u003eCruelty to Fabulous Animals\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBig Red Baby\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDoctor Weep and Other Strange Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eI, Dr. Greenblatt, Orthodontist, 251-1457\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarwin's prose kicks against short fiction's more traditional forms: these are pieces that flirt with poetry and playwriting. Whole stories--and worlds--are packed into single compact paragraphs. There are narrators and fleas and lists and imperatives and Hitler's moustache and radiant happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnown as a \"whiz-bang storyteller\" who can deliver magical, dream-like sequences and truisms about the human condition in the same paragraph, Barwin's trademark brilliance, wit, and originality are on display in this can't-miss collection of short fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Assembly Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781738009886\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Gary Barwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44637664018613,"sku":"9781738009886","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e8d2cc09-d3cf-4934-826d-e80374ee8cae.jpg?v=1726582372","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/scandal-at-the-alphorn-factory-new-and-selected-short-fiction-2024-1984-9781738009886","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}