{"product_id":"jeffreyeugenidesfreshcomplaintstories","title":"Jeffrey Eugenides - Fresh Complaint","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Jeffrey Eugenides. Themes include Fiction, Literary, Short Stories (single author), Coming of Age, Family Life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Observer Book Of The Year\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e An Evening Standard Book Of The Year\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'What was it about complaining that felt so good? You and your fellow sufferer emerging from a thorough session as if from a spa bath, refreshed and tingling?'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first-ever collection of short stories from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jeffrey Eugenides presents characters in the midst of personal and national emergencies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe meet Kendall, a failed poet who, envious of other people's wealth during the real estate bubble, becomes an embezzler; and Mitchell, a lovelorn liberal arts graduate on a search for enlightenment; and Prakrti, a high school student whose wish to escape the strictures of her family leads to a drastic decision that upends the life of a middle-aged academic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJeffrey Eugenides's bestselling novels Middlesex, The Virgin Suicides and The Marriage Plot have shown him to be an astute observer of the crises of adolescence, self-discovery and family love. These stories, from one of our greatest authors, explore equally rich and intriguing territory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNarratively compelling and beautifully written, Fresh Complaint shows all of Eugenides's trademark humour, compassion and complex understanding of what it is to be human.\u003c\/p\u003e novels Middlesex, The Virgin Suicides and The Marriage Plot have shown him to be an astute observer of the crises of adolescence, self-discovery and family love. These stories, from one of our greatest authors, explore equally rich and intriguing territory. \u003cp\u003eNarratively compelling and beautifully written, Fresh Complaint shows all of Eugenides's trademark humour, compassion and complex understanding of what it is to be human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58001471111542,"sku":null,"price":9.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780007447886.jpg?v=1780398333","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/jeffreyeugenidesfreshcomplaintstories","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}