{"product_id":"9780142437810","title":"Forty Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eWilliam H. Gass has written of Donald Barthelme that \"he has permanently enlarged our perception of the possibilities open to short fiction.\" In \u003ci\u003eForty Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, the companion volume to \u003ci\u003eSixty Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, we encounter a dazzling array of subjects: Paul Klee, Goethe, \u003ci\u003eCaptain Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, modern courtship, marriage and divorce, armadillos, and other unique Barthelmean flights of fancy. These pithy, brilliantly acerbic pieces tangle with the ludicrous, pose questions that remain unresolved, and challenge familiar bits of language heretofore unexamined. \u003ci\u003eForty Stories\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates Barthelme's unrivaled ability to surprise, to stimulate, and to explore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47014441877744,"sku":"9780142437810","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780142437810_p0.jpg?v=1763656431","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780142437810","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}