{"product_id":"the-stories-of-j-f-powers-new-york-review-books-classics","title":"The Stories of J.F. Powers (New York Review Books Classics)","description":"Hailed by Frank O'Connor as one of \"the greatest living storytellers,\" J. F. Powers, who died in 1999, stands with Eudora Welty, Flannery O'Connor, and Raymond Carver among the authors who have given the short story an unmistakably American cast. In three slim collections of perfectly crafted stories, published over a period of some thirty years and brought together here in a single volume for the first time, Powers wrote about many things: baseball and jazz, race riots and lynchings, the Great Depression, and the flight to the suburbs. His greatest subject, however—and one that was uniquely his—was the life of priests in Chicago and the Midwest. Powers's thoroughly human priests, who include do-gooders, gladhanders, wheeler-dealers, petty tyrants, and even the odd saint, struggle to keep up with the Joneses in a country unabashedly devoted to consumption.\n\nThese beautifully written, deeply sympathetic, and very funny stories are an unforgettable record of the precarious balancing act that is American life.\n\nTable of Contents\nThe Lord's Day\nThe Trouble\nLions, Harts, Leaping Does\nJamesie\nHe Don't Plant Cotton\nThe Forks\nRenner\nThe Valiant Woman\nThe Eye\nThe Old Bird, A Love Story\nPrince of Darkness\nDawn\nDeath of a Favorite\nThe Poor Thing\nThe Devil Was the Joke\nA Losing Game\nDefection of a Favorite\nZeal\nBlue Island\nThe Presence of Grace\nLook How the Fish Live\nBill\nFolks\nKeystone\nOne of Them\nMoonshot\nPriestly Fellowship\nFarewell\nPharisees\nTinkers\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0940322226\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0940322226.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Powers, J.F.|Donoghue, Denis\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: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41824365871162,"sku":"DBV.0940322226.A","price":10.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0940322226-0.jpg?v=1792722493","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-stories-of-j-f-powers-new-york-review-books-classics","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}