{"product_id":"seconds-of-pleasure-stories-paperback","title":"Seconds of Pleasure: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNeil Labute\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSeconds of Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed award-winning director and playwright Neil LaBute, brings to the page his cutting humor and compelling take on the shadowy terrain of the human heart. Best known for his controversial plays and films, his short fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e. Seductive and provocative, each potent and pithy tale in \u003ci\u003eSeconds of Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e finds men and women exploiting -- or at the mercy of -- the hidden fault lines that separate them: In \"Time Share,\" a woman leaves her family at their vacation home after discovering her husband in a compromising situation; a middle-aged man obsesses over a scab on the calf of a pretty young girl in \"Boo-Boo\"; and a vain Hollywood actor gets his comeuppance in \"Soft Target.\" LaBute infuses \u003ci\u003eSeconds of Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e with his trademark wit and black humor, and unleashes his imagination in stories that offer unflinching insight into our very human shortcomings and impure urges with shocking candor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 7.32 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 23, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52563665158451,"sku":"9780802142122","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/8E7siTxyyU9780802142122.webp?v=1761296042","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/seconds-of-pleasure-stories-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}