{"product_id":"children-playing-before-a-statue-of-hercules-paperback","title":"Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules - 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\u003eDavid Sedaris\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDavid Sedaris\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA must-have for the fans of the #1 bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMe Talk Pretty One Day\u003c\/i\u003e, David Sedaris, a collection of his favorite short fiction from Flannery O'Connor to Tobias Wolff.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Sedaris is an exceptional reader. Alone in his apartment, he reads stories aloud to the point he has them memorized. Sometimes he fantasizes that he wrote them. Sometimes, when they're his very favorite stories, he'll fantasize about reading them in front of an audience and taking credit for them. The audience in these fantasies always loves him and gives him the respect he deserves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e David Sedaris didn't write the stories in Children \u003ci\u003ePlaying Before a Statue of Hercules\u003c\/i\u003e . But he did read them. And he liked them enough to hand pick them for this collection of short fiction. Featuring such notable writers as Lorrie Moore, Alice Munro, Joyce Carol Oates, Jean Thompson, and Tobias Wolff, \u003ci\u003eChildren Playing Before a Statue of Hercules\u003c\/i\u003e includes some of the most influential and talented short story writers, contemporary and classic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Perfect for fans who suffer from Sedaris fever, \u003ci\u003eChildren Playing Before a Statue of Hercules \u003c\/i\u003ewill tide them over and provide relief.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 8.4 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52521444540723,"sku":"9780743273947","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/R1llSVdlMEU1QkU1SlNlOHdJaWVYZz09.webp?v=1760532875","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/children-playing-before-a-statue-of-hercules-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}