{"product_id":"twelve-stories-isbn-9781887178440","title":"Twelve Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection of stories touches on art, philosophy, and literature, often featuring historical figures and places.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince the publication of \u003ci\u003eTatlin!\u003c\/i\u003e in 1974, Guy Davenport has established himself as one of the most original and stimulating writers of fiction today. \u003ci\u003eTwelve Stories\u003c\/i\u003e draws the best work from Davenports early collections: \u003ci\u003eTatlin!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eApples and Pears\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Drummer of the Eleventh North Devonshire Fusiliers\u003c\/i\u003e. Chosen by the author, these stories are nowhere else in print. Guy Davenports short stories are journeys through history and the imagination. Radically original and surprising, comic and sensuous, Davenports virtuoso talent charms us into a world both familiar and strange. Whether in the timelessness of deep woods or fleeing the bloody dreamscape of battle, Davenports characters embody lifes contradictions.\u003cb\u003eGuy Davenport\u003c\/b\u003e was a writer, illustrator, teacher, and scholar. He is best known for his modernist-style short stories, but his range of works is wide, spanning poetry, translation, and criticism. He was a professor of English for three decades, having taught at Haverford College and the University of Kentucky.","brand":"Counterpoint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304657473765,"sku":"NP9781887178440","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781887178440.jpg?v=1767743062","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/twelve-stories-isbn-9781887178440","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}