{"product_id":"9781453299586","title":"The Last Worthless Evening: Four Novellas and Two Short Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eA tour de force collection from an American master of short fiction—“its emotional heartbeat is so insistently truthful” (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In his fifth collection of short fiction, Andre Dubus exhibits his remarkable storytelling range. In “Deaths at Sea,” two naval officers, one black and one white, must come to terms with a history and an institution steeped in racism. “After the Game” tells the story of a Hispanic shortstop on a major-league baseball team who suddenly and without explanation loses his mind. And in “Rose,” a mother finally stands up to her husband’s abuse of their children.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The four novellas and two short stories that comprise \u003ci\u003eThe Last Worthless Evening\u003c\/i\u003e traverse those facets of American life that are at the same time cruel and commonplace, and with spare, immediate prose, render them universal.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Andre Dubus including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107290235120,"sku":"9781453299586","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453299586_p0.jpg?v=1769908269","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453299586","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}