{"product_id":"9781938126406","title":"Madagascar: New and Selected Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eMadagascar\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A collection to be held up as evidence that the short story not only endures but also flourishes.\"—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Steven Schwartz's masterly \u003ci\u003eLives of the Fathers \u003c\/i\u003emines our deepest feelings toward parents, time, memory, and forgiveness.\"—\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Schwartz delineates with admirable and diverting finesse the timeless spectacle of parents and offspring locked in tenderly shattering combat.\"—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"These eight stories reveal Schwartz's remarkable ability to create a range of very believable characters.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Nelson Algren Award for Short Fiction and O. Henry Prize winner Steven Schwartz comes this indispensable collection spanning nearly four decades of artistic mastery. These compelling, deftly crafted narratives about fathers and sons, loss and separation, sorrow, comic happenstance, and the vagaries of romantic and familial love offers a resonating testament to the depth and promise of human connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Schwartz \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of two novels and three collections of short stories. A two-time recipient of the Colorado Book Award for Literary Fiction, he has also received the Nelson Algren Award from the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, the Cohen Award from \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, the Sherwood Anderson Prize, two O. Henry Prize Story Awards, and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. He teaches in the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers and is Professor Emeritus of English at Colorado State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Engine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060177354992,"sku":"9781938126406","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781938126406_p0.jpg?v=1763663422","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781938126406","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}