{"product_id":"9780440302971","title":"The American Short Story, Volume 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wonderful introduction to America's most beloved authors, and the transformation of their stories into film\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories collected here were chosen for adaptation and inclusion in a series of films sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities, bringing together the works of America's master writers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Paul's Case\" by Willa Cather\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eNow considered a true classic, Willa Cather's tale brings to life a sensitive high-school student who runs away to embrace the offbeat, artistic life he craves. But will he find his dreams . . . or tragedy?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The Greatest Man in the World\" by James Thurber\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThurber's unique satire creates Jack \"Pal\" Smurch, a mechanic's helper in a small garage in Westfield, Iowa, who becomes a national hero as the first pilot to fly around the world—with hilarious results.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The Sky Is Gray\" by Ernest J. Gaines\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe author of \u003ci\u003eThe Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman \u003c\/i\u003eillustrates the meaning of black manhood in a story filled with pain—of poverty, of a young boy's life, of a mother's dreams—and with transcendent, heart-lifting joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd five more superb stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mark Twain, Ring Lardner, Katherine Anne Porter, and William Faulkner, presented with their award-winning film adaptations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012586946800,"sku":"9780440302971","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780440302971_p0.jpg?v=1763702265","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780440302971","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}