{"product_id":"9781416546030","title":"The Collected Stories","description":"The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel gathers together the complete work of a writer whose voice is as singular and astonishing as any in American fiction. Hempel, fiercely admired by writers and reviewers, has a sterling reputation that is based on four very short collections of stories, roughly fifteen thousand stunning sentences, written over a period of nearly three decades. These are stories about people who make choices that seem inevitable, whose longings and misgivings evoke eternal human experience. With compassion, wit, and the acutest eye, Hempel observes the marriages, minor disasters, and moments of revelation in an uneasy America. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When \u003ci\u003eReasons to Live,\u003c\/i\u003e Hempel's first collection, was published in 1985, readers encountered a pitch-perfect voice in fiction and an unsettling assessment of the culture. That collection includes \"San Francisco,\" which Alan Cheuse in \u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e called \"arguably the finest short story composed by any living writer.\" In \u003ci\u003eAt the Gates of the Animal Kingdom,\u003c\/i\u003e her second collection, frequently compared to the work of Raymond Carver, Hempel refined and developed her unique grace and style and her unerring instinct for the moment that defines a character. Also included here, in their entirety, are the collections \u003ci\u003eTumble Home\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Dog of the Marriage.\u003c\/i\u003e As Rick Moody says of the title novella in Tumble Home, \"the leap in mastery, in seriousness, and sheer literary purpose was inspiring to behold.... And yet,\" he continues, \u003ci\u003e\"The Dog of the Marriage,\u003c\/i\u003e the fourth collection, is even better than the other three...a triumph, in fact.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Collected Stories of Amy Hempel\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect opportunity for readers of contemporary American fiction to catch up to one of its masters. Moody's passionate and illuminating introduction celebrates both the appeal and the importance of Hempel's work.","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47169581580528,"sku":"9781416546030","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781416546030_p0.jpg?v=1763727340","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781416546030","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}