{"product_id":"fresh-complaint-paperback","title":"Fresh Complaint (Paperback)","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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \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":"Eugenides, Jeffrey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52638282350866,"sku":"9781250192721","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/9238\/5846\/files\/2842143482633.jpg?v=1787601319","url":"https:\/\/hbswarehousesale.com\/products\/fresh-complaint-paperback","provider":"Harvard Book Store Warehouse Sale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}