{"product_id":"the-collected-stories-of-amy-hempel-9780743291637","title":"The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 10 Best Books of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Amy Hempel's dazzling wit and exquisite use of language are impossible to disclaim\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e) and this celebrated volume gathers together her complete work--four short collections of stunning stories about marriages, minor disasters, and moments of revelation.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmy Hempel is a master of the short story. With her inimitable compassion and wit, Hempel introduces characters who make choices that seem inevitable, and whose longings and misgivings evoke eternal human experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For readers who have known Hempel's work for decades and for those who are just discovering her, this indispensable volume contains all the stories in \u003ci\u003eReasons to Live\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAt the Gates of the Animal Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTumble Home\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Dog of the Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e. No reader of great writing should be without it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amy Hempel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/18\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.44h x 5.16w x 1.06d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743291637\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/23\/2009 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmy Hempel is the author of \u003ci\u003eSing to It, The Dog of the Marriage, Tumble Home, At the Gates of the Animal Kingdom, Reasons to Live, \u003c\/i\u003eand the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eUnleashed. \u003c\/i\u003e Her stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eHarper's, Vanity Fair, GQ, Tin House, The Harvard Review, The Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, and have been widely anthologized, including \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Best Nonrequired Reading. \u003c\/i\u003eShe teaches in the Graduate Writing Program at Bennington College, and at Stony Brook Southampton. She lives near New York City. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRick Moody is the author of the award-winning memoir \u003ci\u003eThe Black Veil\u003c\/i\u003e, the novels \u003ci\u003eHotels of North America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Four Fingers of Death\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Diviners\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePurple America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ice Storm\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGarden State\u003c\/i\u003e, and multiple collections of short fiction. Moody is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, and his work has been anthologized in Best American Stories, Best American Essays, and the Pushcart Prize anthology. He lives in Rhode Island.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Amy Hempel \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48363810947229,"sku":"9780743291637","price":23.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_e488f19f-463b-424e-bdc3-00ef5354f4fe.jpg?v=1780429068","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-collected-stories-of-amy-hempel-9780743291637","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}