{"product_id":"true-tales-of-american-life","title":"True Tales of American Life","description":"Chosen by Paul Auster out of the four thousand stories submitted to his radio programme on National Public Radio, these 180 stories provide a wonderful portrait of America in the twentieth century. The requirement for selection was that each of the stories should be true, and each of the writers should not have been previously published. The collection that has emerged provides a richly varied and authentic voice for the American people, whose lives, loves, griefs, regrets, joys and sense of humour are vividly and honestly recounted throughout, and adeptly organised by Auster into themed sections. The section composed of war stories stretches as far back as the Civil War, still the defining moment in American history; while the sequence of ''Meditations'' conclude the volume with a true and abiding sense of transcendence.\n\nThe resultant anthology is both an enduring hymn to the strange everyday of contemporary American life and a masterclass in the art of storytelling.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0571210708\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0571210708.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:paul-auster-national-public-radio-staff\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":41466592788538,"sku":"DBV.0571210708.G","price":7.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0571210708-0.jpg?v=1781462203","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/true-tales-of-american-life","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}