{"product_id":"9781941411421","title":"Kingdom of the Young: Stories","description":"\"Ambitious, original, deliciously philosophical. \u003ci\u003eKingdom of the Young\u003c\/i\u003e invites comparison to the \u003ci\u003ecrônicas\u003c\/i\u003e of Clarice Lispector and the \u003ci\u003efabulas\u003c\/i\u003e of Italo Calvino.\" —Carolyn Cooke, author of \u003ci\u003eDaughters of the Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe dynamic characters in \u003ci\u003eKingdom of the Young\u003c\/i\u003e are searching: for adventure, work, love, absolution, better chances elsewhere. In a symphonic stream of consciousness, a fanatical child army loses faith in its commander as he ages unforgivably into his thirties. A woman possessed with wanderlust and a small inheritance seeks love among the cave-dwelling Roma in Granada. Traumatized war veterans run local rackets; smarmy bureaucrats rise through the ranks of repressive regimes; civilians attempt to escape the stranglehold of life under dictatorships. From the honeycombed caves outside the Alhambra to the streets of Havana, from hospital wards to \u003ci\u003equinceañera\u003c\/i\u003e parties,  these stories—along with the collection's illuminating nonfiction coda—testify to Meidav’s vast imaginative range.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdie Meidav\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three novels—\u003ci\u003eThe Far Field, Crawl Space\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLola, California\u003c\/i\u003e. Her honors include a Lannan Literary Award, the Kafka Award for Best Novel by an American Woman, the Bard Fiction Prize, a Whiting Award, and a Howard Fellowship. She teaches in the University of Massachusetts MFA program and lives in Amherst.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sarabande Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151776694512,"sku":"9781941411421","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781941411421_p0.jpg?v=1763753953","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781941411421","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}