{"product_id":"9781881515777","title":"An American Affair: Stories","description":"Winner of the 2004 George Garrett Fiction Prize: Stories\u003cp\u003e\"The dozen short stories of \u003ci\u003eAn American Affair\u003c\/i\u003e give us back a clear and accurate reflection of our own world here and now. Linked together by geographical setting and the clash of contemporary cultures, they challenge our easy assumptions with complexity. The characters are wholly credible and fully dimensional. The stories they tell are moving and memorable. This is short fiction at its best and brightest.\"—George Garrett, final judge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"These rich, evocative stories deal with the nuances of truth and inadequacy of language to express or even find truth, even when lying is made more difficult.\"—Jim Daniels\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Wonderfully anchored in place, the stories of \u003ci\u003eAn American Affair\u003c\/i\u003e are provocative and emotionally honest. A good read.\"—Patricia Henley\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Biography: MARK BRAZAITIS is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe River of Lost Voices: Stories from Guatemala,\u003c\/i\u003e winner of the 1998 Iowa Short Fiction Award, and \u003ci\u003eSteal My Heart,\u003c\/i\u003e a novel published in 2000. He is a past recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, and his stories, poems, and essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Sun,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWitness,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBeloit Fiction Journal,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eConfrontation,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNotre Dame Review,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eShenandoah.\u003c\/i\u003e He is an assistant professor of English at West Virginia University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Texas Review Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049770074352,"sku":"9781881515777","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781881515777_p0.jpg?v=1763604592","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781881515777","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}