{"product_id":"9780143109235","title":"Music for Wartime: 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=\"\"\u003eMakkai, Rebecca\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\u003ePenguin Books\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\u003e6\/7\/2016\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\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA short-story collection from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Believers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNamed a must-read by the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e,\u003ci\u003e O \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe L Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRebecca Makkai’s first two novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Borrower\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Hundred-Year House\u003c\/i\u003e, have established her as one of the freshest and most imaginative voices in fiction. Now, the award-winning writer, whose stories have appeared in four consecutive editions of \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories,\u003c\/i\u003e returns with a highly anticipated collection bearing her signature mix of intelligence, wit, and heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A reality show producer manipulates two contestants into falling in love, even as her own relationship falls apart. Just after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a young boy has a revelation about his father’s past when a renowned Romanian violinist plays a concert in their home. When the prized elephant of a traveling circus keels over dead, the small-town minister tasked with burying its remains comes to question his own faith. In an unnamed country, a composer records the folk songs of two women from a village on the brink of destruction. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e These transporting, deeply moving stories—some inspired by her own family history—amply demonstrate Makkai’s extraordinary range as a storyteller, and confirm her as a master of the short story form. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Richly imagined.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Impressive.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003eO, \u003c\/i\u003eThe Oprah\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Engrossing.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Inventive.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003eW \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43380288749823,"sku":"9780143109235","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780143109235_s600x595.jpg?v=1775598608","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780143109235","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}