{"product_id":"the-largesse-of-the-sea-maiden-stories-9780812988659","title":"The Largesse of the Sea Maiden: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eTwenty-five years after \u003ci\u003eJesus' Son, \u003c\/i\u003e a haunting new collection of short stories on mortality and transcendence, from National Book Award winner and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Denis Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Dwight Garner, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e- Maureen Corrigan, NPR's \u003ci\u003eFresh Air \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e- Newsday \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eNew York \u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eAV Club \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Ranks with the best fiction published by any American writer during this short century.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A posthumous masterpiece.\"--\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e - NPR - \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe \u003c\/i\u003e- New York Public Library \u003cb\u003e- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eBloomberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Largesse of the Sea Maiden \u003c\/i\u003eis the long-awaited new story collection from Denis Johnson. Written in the luminous prose that made him one of the most beloved and important writers of his generation, this collection finds Johnson in new territory, contemplating the ghosts of the past and the elusive and unexpected ways the mysteries of the universe assert themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Finished shortly before Johnson's death, this collection is the last word from a writer whose work will live on for many years to come. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Largesse of the Sea Maiden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An instant classic.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNewsday \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Exceptional luminosity . . . hits a powerful vein.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Grace and oblivion are inextricably yoked in these transcendent stories. . . .  Johnson's] gift is to extract the beauty in all that brokenness.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Nobody ever wrote like Denis Johnson. Nobody ever came close. . . . We're just left with this miraculous book, these perfect stories, the last words from one of the world's greatest writers.\"\u003cb\u003e--NPR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Trade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812988659\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Denis Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36644463345820,"sku":"9780812988659","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_bb7d671b-c698-44a2-b7d4-be9eac3d6b41.jpg?v=1603858687","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-largesse-of-the-sea-maiden-stories-9780812988659","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}