{"product_id":"scandal-at-the-alphorn-factory-new-and-selected-short-fiction-2024-1984-paperback","title":"Scandal at the Alphorn Factory: New and Selected Short Fiction, 2024-1984 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary Barwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new collection of stories by Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist Gary Barwin that puts the fab in fabulist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eScandal at the Alphorn Factory: New and Selected Short Fiction, 1984-2024\u003c\/i\u003e couples brand new and uncollected stories with selections of the most playful and ambitious of Barwin's previous collections, including \u003ci\u003eCruelty to Fabulous Animals\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBig Red Baby\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDoctor Weep and Other Strange Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eI, Dr. Greenblatt, Orthodontist, 251-1457\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarwin's prose kicks against short fiction's more traditional forms: these are pieces that flirt with poetry and playwriting. Whole stories--and worlds--are packed into single compact paragraphs. There are narrators and fleas and lists and imperatives and Hitler's moustache and radiant happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnown as a \"whiz-bang storyteller\" who can deliver magical, dream-like sequences and truisms about the human condition in the same paragraph, Barwin's trademark brilliance, wit, and originality are on display in this can't-miss collection of short fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary Barwin\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of 26 books, including \u003ci\u003eNothing the Same, Everything Haunted: The Ballad of Motl the Cowboy\u003c\/i\u003e which won the Canadian Jewish Literary Award and \u003ci\u003eBird Arsonist\u003c\/i\u003e (with Tom Prime). His bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eYiddish for Pirates\u003c\/i\u003e won the Leacock Medal for Humour and the Canadian Jewish Literary Award, and was a finalist for the Governor General's Award for Fiction and the Scotiabank Giller Prize. Barwin lives in Hamilton, Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45609694625836,"sku":"9781738009886","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/scandal-at-the-alphorn-factory-new-and-selected-short-fiction-2024-1984-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}