{"product_id":"9781416592716","title":"The Brutal Language of Love: Stories","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eErian, Alicia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSimon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7\/15\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlicia Erian's characters are brave, disarming, affectionate, and deeply flawed.\u003c\/b\u003e They inhabit the not-so-very-wide space between a good intention and a bad outcome. In \"Alcatraz,\" we meet a middle-school spelling champion who spends her afternoons taking baths with the boy next door. In \"Almonds and Cherries,\" a young woman turns an unexpectedly arousing bra-shopping experience into a short film, with ramifications for everyone around her. In \"On the Occasion of My Ruination,\" a college-bound student plots to lose her virginity to a pizza parlor waiter. \u003ci\u003eThe Brutal Language of Love\u003c\/i\u003e challenges traditional notions of right and wrong with what has become Erian's signature -- an achingly stylish humor and a deep understanding of the brutal truth about human nature. These surprising, provocative, and deeply resonant stories marked the emergence of a major talent","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43405199638783,"sku":"9781416592716","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/Jacket_f999a923-de9d-47c0-92a1-0cac50ecaab0.jpg?v=1767892016","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781416592716","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}