{"product_id":"self-portrait-with-ghost-short-stories-9780063160729","title":"Self-Portrait with Ghost: Short Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A knockout short story collection...Each one of these 10 dizzyingly immersive stories offers up a heady and visceral portrait of what ails us, from isolation and self-doubt, to unrequited love and regret over what might have been, to what it means to be (and to be considered) an American.\" -- \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeng Jin's critically acclaimed debut novel, \u003cem\u003eLittle Gods, \u003c\/em\u003ewas praised as \"spectacular and emotionally polyphonic (Omar El-Akkad, \u003cem\u003eBookPage\u003c\/em\u003e), \"powerful\" (\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e), and \"meticulously observed, daringly imagined\" (Claire Messud). Now Jin turns her considerable talents to short fiction, in ten thematically linked stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten during the turbulent years of the Trump administration and the first year of the pandemic, these stories explore intimacy and isolation, coming-of-age and coming to terms with the repercussions of past mistakes, fraying relationships and surprising moments of connection. Moving between San Francisco and China, and from unsparing realism to genre-bending delight, \u003cem\u003eSelf-Portrait with Ghost\u003c\/em\u003e considers what it means to live in an age of heightened self-consciousness, seemingly endless access to knowledge, and little actual power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePage-turning, thought-provoking, and wholly unique, \u003cem\u003eSelf-Portrait with Ghost \u003c\/em\u003efurther establishes Meng Jin as a writer who \"reminds us that possible explanations in our universe are as varied as the beings who populate it\" (\u003cem\u003eParis Review\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063160729\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"Meng Jin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42862727889077,"sku":"9780063160729","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_17a338b6-b108-4428-8ade-4f314cfa8089.jpg?v=1683669640","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/self-portrait-with-ghost-short-stories-9780063160729","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}