{"product_id":"2940013156029","title":"The Pickpocket - A Short Story","description":"In this award-winning short story, a professional pickpocket in Paris recollects the career he chose as a young man. He recalls his early training and some remarkable episodes in his professional life. He also reveals a nostalgia for an earlier era when even pickpockets showed greater respect for the quality of their craft.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis captivating story—after being rejected by numerous literary magazines in the U.S.—won first prize in a literary competition in France co-sponsored by Sorbonne University and Paris Transcontinental magazine. It later was included in several anthologies, including an annual “best stories” collection in the U.S.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the award-winning author Christopher Cook, reviewers have written:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“…a lyric voice that sings itself raw.”\u003cbr\u003e—The New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“…a master of setting, characterization, dialogue and narrative.”\u003cbr\u003e—The Dallas Morning News","brand":"Christopher Cook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082266493168,"sku":"2940013156029","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013156029_p0.jpg?v=1763577783","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013156029","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}