{"product_id":"fresh-complaint-stories","title":"Fresh Complaint Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first collection of short fiction from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jeffrey Eugenides\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJeffrey Eugenides’s bestselling novels have shown him to be an astute observer of the crises of adolescence, self-discovery, family love, and what it means to be American in our times. The stories in \u003ci\u003eFresh Complaint\u003c\/i\u003e explore equally rich—and intriguing—territory. Ranging from the bitingly reproductive antics of “Baster” to the dreamy, moving account of a young traveler’s search for enlightenment in “Air Mail” (selected by Annie Proulx for \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e), this collection presents characters in the midst of personal and national emergencies. We meet a failed poet who, envious of other people’s wealth during the real-estate bubble, becomes an embezzler; a clavichordist whose dreams of art founder under the obligations of marriage and fatherhood; and, in “Fresh Complaint,” a high school student whose wish to escape the strictures of her immigrant family lead her to a drastic decision that upends the life of a middle-aged British physicist. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNarratively compelling, beautifully written, and packed with a density of ideas despite their fluid grace, these stories chart the development and maturation of a major American writer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48308221804799,"sku":"*R0083520*","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/5712023482321.jpg?v=1774033336","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/fresh-complaint-stories","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}