{"product_id":"memory-wall-stories-1","title":"Memory Wall: Stories","description":"In the wise and beautiful second collection of literary short stories from the acclaimed, Pulitzer Prize–winning #1 New York Times bestselling author of All the Light We Cannot See, and Cloud Cuckoo Land, \"Doerr writes about the big questions, the imponderables, the major metaphysical dreads, and he does it fearlessly\" (The New York Times Book Review).\n\nSet on four continents, Anthony Doerr's new stories are about memory and memory loss, the source of meaning and coherence in our lives, the fragile thread that connects us to ourselves and to others. Every hour, says Doerr, all over the globe, an infinite number of memories disappear. Yet at the same time children, surveying territory that is entirely new to them, push back the darkness, form fresh memories, and remake the world.\n\nIn the luminous and beautiful title story, a young boy in South Africa comes to possess an old woman's secret, a piece of the past with the power to redeem a life. In \"The River Nemunas,\" a teenage orphan moves from Kansas to Lithuania to live with her grandfather, and discovers a world in which myth becomes real. \"Village 113,\" winner of an O'Henry Prize, is about the building of the Three Gorges Dam and the seed keeper who guards the history of a village soon to be submerged. And in \"Afterworld,\" the radiant, cathartic final story, a woman who escaped the Holocaust is haunted by visions of her childhood friends in Germany, yet finds solace in the tender ministrations of her grandson.\n\nEvery story in Memory Wall is a reminder of the grandeur of life—of the mysterious beauty of seeds, of fossils, of sturgeon, of clouds, of radios, of leaves, of the breathtaking fortune of living in this universe. Doerr's language, his witness, his imagination, and his humanity are unparalleled in fiction today.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1439182841\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 4EKGU90069O7_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Doerr, Anthony\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: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41447021576250,"sku":"4EKGU90069O7_ns","price":6.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1439182841-0_511103cf-191e-412f-83ee-1d726a1153b8.jpg?v=1780719050","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/memory-wall-stories-1","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}