{"product_id":"fresh-complaint-stories-9781250192721","title":"Fresh Complaint: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first collection of short fiction from Jeffrey Eugenides, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Virgin Suicides\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMiddlesex\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\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. The stories in \u003ci\u003eFresh Complaint\u003c\/i\u003e explore equally rich----and intriguing----territory. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRanging 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 flounder under the obligations of marriage and fatherhood; and, in \u003ci\u003eFresh Complaint\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-102638\"\u003eJeffrey Eugenides\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250192721\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250192722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC029000\"\u003eShort Stories (single author)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC084040\"\u003eWorld Literature | American | 21st Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeffrey Eugenides\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Detroit and attended Brown and Stanford Universities. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Virgin Suicides\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by FSG to great acclaim in 1993, and he has received numerous awards for his work. In 2003, he received the Pulitzer Prize for his novel \u003ci\u003eMiddlesex\u003c\/i\u003e (FSG, 2002), which was also a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and France's Prix Médicis. \u003ci\u003eThe Marriage Plot \u003c\/i\u003e(FSG, 2011) was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and won both the Prix Fitzgerald and the Madame Figaro Literary Prize. Eugenides is a professor of creative writing in the Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42683426308333,"sku":"9781250192721","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_f4d9f0d0-aab4-4a5f-9e07-ec82397f62d7.jpg?v=1649744366","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/fresh-complaint-stories-9781250192721","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}