{"product_id":"12-short-stories-and-their-making","title":"12 Short Stories and Their Making","description":"How did they do it? Twelve spellbinding stories, followed by interviews with the authors about inspiration and craft. Here is a fascinating and enlightening book for fiction readers and writers alike. Written by some of our most powerful contemporary authors, the twelve stories gathered here were selected as striking examples of one of the six elements of the craft: character, plot, theme, structure, voice, and setting. They draw the reader into worlds that seem miraculously whole. How was this accomplished? In interviews that center on the aspect of craft each story exemplifies, the authors describe the challenges they faced and reveal the often disorderly process behind the seamless finished work.\n\nThe volume includes stories by and interviews with Sandra Cisneros, Kim Edwards, George Garrett, Ellen Gilchrist, Gail Godwin, Allan Gurganus, Charles Johnson, Walter Kirn, Jhumpa Lahiri, Ursula K. Le Guin, Elizabeth Tallent, and Tobias Wolff.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 089255312X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: PKV.089255312X.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Mandelbaum, Paul\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: A well-loved companion. Corners and cover might show a little wear, and you could find some notes or highlights. The dust jacket might be MIA, it might have been a library book and extras aren't guaranteed—but the story's all there!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aspen Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51376638165279,"sku":"PKV.089255312X.G","price":2.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0894\/0470\/3007\/files\/089255312X-0.jpg?v=1762968432","url":"https:\/\/www.aspenbookco.com\/products\/12-short-stories-and-their-making","provider":"Aspen Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}