{"product_id":"9781453204146","title":"Criers and Kibitzers, Kibitzers and Criers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“This imagination of Elkin’s sneaks up, tickles, surprises, shocks, and kills. It makes stories that are deadly funny.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach of the nine short stories collected here feature two types of people—the troubled and the troublemakers. In “The Guest,” a homeless man gleefully takes credit for a robbery he did not commit. “In the Alley” tells the story of a terminally ill man who begrudgingly outlives his initial prognosis. And the satiric “I Look Out for Ed Wolfe” features a charismatic salesman auctioning off his life’s possessions in order to determine his value in the world. Laced with wit, \u003ci\u003eCriers \u0026amp; Kibitzers, Kibitzers \u0026amp; Criers\u003c\/i\u003e is a keenly observed collection that puts Elkin’s comic artistry on full display. This ebook features rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate and from the Stanley Elkin archives at Washington University in St. Louis.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140735025392,"sku":"9781453204146","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453204146_p0.jpg?v=1769907536","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453204146","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}