{"product_id":"9781497685161","title":"The Father: And Other Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eA masterful, multifaceted story collection from one of American literature’s most influential writers and teachers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As a creative writing teacher whose students included Raymond Carver, Joy Williams, and Andre Dubus, and as longtime editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Norton Anthology of Short Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, R. V. Cassill profoundly impacted the development of the short story in America. The ten stunning tales in \u003ci\u003eThe Father and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e exhibit his mastery of the form and the breathtaking scope of his vision. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In “This Hand, These Talons,” a former combat pilot grapples with the dislocations of peacetime. “The Prize,” an O. Henry Award winner, is a tender yet clear-eyed portrait of the growing pains of a Depression-era adolescence. “And in My Heart” is a richly nuanced portrayal of a writing teacher’s obsessive involvement in the ill-fated romance of two of his students. The haunting title story, a widely anthologized masterpiece, illustrates a man’s descent into guilt and despair after he is forced to amputate his son’s hand to save the boy from dying in a farming accident.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Across a broad range of characters, tones, and settings, Cassill finds beauty and insight wherever he looks. \u003ci\u003eThe Father and Other Stories \u003c\/i\u003eis proof of his tremendous skill as a storyteller and his enduring influence on contemporary literature.\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126888186096,"sku":"9781497685161","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781497685161_p0.jpg?v=1772805687","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781497685161","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}