{"product_id":"the-pacific-and-other-stories-9780143035763","title":"The Pacific and Other Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eA dazzling collection of short stories by Mark Helprin, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWinter's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, which is now a major motion picture starring Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Russell Crowe, William Hurt, and Jennifer Connelly\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pacific and Other Stories \u003c\/i\u003eis a collection of sixteen stories that display the remarkable scope, incomparable wit, and deft prose that have come to be Mark Helprin's signature. A British paratrooper jumps into occupied territory; the 1958 New York Yankees gain an unexpected teammate in a puny, teenaged Hasidic Jew; a September 11th widow receives an astonishing gift from the contractor working on her new apartment--these and other stories exhibit the constantly changing variety of the ocean itself, the peaks and troughs of life. Lighthearted, glittering fables are met with starker tales that sound the depths of sacrifice and duty. \u003ci\u003eThe Pacific and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is a resplendent, powerful collection of lasting substance and emotional import.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/28\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143035763\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.44w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2005 pg. 49\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/28\/2005 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mark Helprin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43705044467893,"sku":"9780143035763","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_44e934e3-10da-42d8-9aec-19839a05eb95.jpg?v=1709653434","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-pacific-and-other-stories-9780143035763","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}