{"product_id":"9780802196699","title":"In the Walled City: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn award-winning collection of short fiction from one of “\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe strongest American writers of his generation” (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Proclaimed “a master” by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand selected as one of \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e’\u003ci\u003es\u003c\/i\u003e Best Young American Novelists\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e Stewart O’Nan started his literary career with this outstanding collection of short stories. Selected as the winner of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize, these twelve stories offer intimate portraits of a broad range of characters—including a ruined farmer, a black day laborer, an old Chinese grocer, and a young policeman who descends into madness after being separated from his family.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Probing and lyrical, these stories illuminate the connections that bind us and the obligations and sorrows of love. From \u003ci\u003eThe Speed Queen\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe \u003c\/u\u003eNames of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eWest of Sunset\u003c\/i\u003e, O’Nan has dazzled readers again and again. Fans new and old will enjoy \u003ci\u003eIn the Walled City.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “These are stories of a high order, sophisticated, humane, persistent; once read, they don’t go away.” —Tobias Wolff","brand":"Grove\/Atlantic, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128531075312,"sku":"9780802196699","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780802196699_p0.jpg?v=1763725960","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780802196699","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}