{"product_id":"the-history-of-sound-stories-paperback","title":"The History of Sound: 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\u003eBen Shattuck\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING PAUL MESCAL AND JOSH O'CONNOR \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWINNER OF THE STORY PRIZE SPOTLIGHT AWARD \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE PEN\/FAULKNER AWARD FOR FICTION \u0026amp; THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAN ALA NOTABLE BOOK - ONE OF NPR's \"BOOKS WE LOVE\" - ONE OF \u003ci\u003eTHE CHICAGO TRIBUNE\u003c\/i\u003e'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2024 - BEST SHORT FICTION, \u003ci\u003eKIRKUS REVIEWS\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Polyphonic fiction. . . . A reminder of the short story's power. . . . \u003ci\u003eThe History of Sound\u003c\/i\u003e marks Shattuck as one of the form's brightest lights. . . . A terrific writer. . . . Deeply resonant.\" \u003ci\u003e--The Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Exquisitely crafted, deeply imagined, exhilaratingly diverse, \u003ci\u003eThe History of Sound\u003c\/i\u003e places Ben Shattuck firmly among the very finest of our storytellers.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Geraldine Brooks, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHorse\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Magnificent. . . . Poignant. . . . Exquisite.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA stunning collection of interconnected stories set in New England, exploring how the past is often misunderstood and how history, family, heartache, and desire can echo over centuries \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn twelve luminous stories set across three centuries, \u003ci\u003eThe History of Sound \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the unexpected ways the past returns to us and how love and loss are entwined and transformed over generations. In Ben Shattuck's ingenious collection, each story has a companion story, which contains a revelation about the previous, paired story. Mysteries and murders are revealed, history is refracted, and deep emotional connections are woven through characters and families. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe haunting title story recalls the journey of two men who meet around a piano in a smoky, dim bar, only to spend a summer walking the Maine woods collecting folk songs in the shadow of the First World War, forever marked by the odyssey. Decades later, in another story, a woman discovers the wax cylinders recorded that fateful summer while cleaning out her new house in Maine. Shattuck's inventive, exquisite stories transport readers from 1700s Nantucket to the contemporary woods of New Hampshire and beyond--into landscapes both enduring and unmistakably modern. Memories, artifacts, paintings, and journals resurface in surprising and poignant ways among evocative beaches, forests, and orchards, revealing the secrets, misunderstandings, and love that linger across centuries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with breathtaking humanity and humor, \u003ci\u003eThe History of Sound \u003c\/i\u003eis a love letter to New England, a radiant conversation between past and present, and a moving meditation on the abiding search for home.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Shattuck \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eSix Walks: In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2022, a \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of Spring, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of Summer, a New England Indie Bestseller, and was nominated for the Massachusetts Book Award. He is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and winner of the PEN\/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers and a Pushcart Prize. He lives with his wife and daughter on the coast of Massachusetts, where he owns and runs the oldest general store in America, built in 1793. He is also the director and founder of the Cuttyhunk Island Writers' Residency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52662900228403,"sku":"9780593490402","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/oZOAlgl7N49780593490402.webp?v=1762674893","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-history-of-sound-stories-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}