{"product_id":"9780393340228","title":"Hint Fiction: An Anthology of Stories in 25 Words or Fewer","description":"\u003cp\u003eA story collection that proves less is more.\u003c\/p\u003e The stories in this collection run the gamut from playful to tragic, conservative to experimental, but they all have one thing in common: they are no more than 25 words long. Robert Swartwood was inspired by Ernest Hemingway's possibly apocryphal six-word story—\"For Sale: baby shoes, never worn\"—to foster the writing of these incredibly short-short stories. He termed them \"hint fiction\" because the few chosen words suggest a larger, more complex chain of events. Spare and evocative, these stories prove that a brilliantly honed narrative can be as startling and powerful as a story of traditional length. The 125 gemlike stories in this collection come from such best-selling and award-winning authors as Joyce Carol Oates, Ha Jin, Peter Straub, and James Frey, as well as emerging writers.","brand":"Norton, W. W. \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47103500353776,"sku":"9780393340228","price":8.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780393340228_p0.jpg?v=1769916465","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780393340228","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}