{"product_id":"the-vanishing-princess-stories-isbn-9780062685711","title":"The Vanishing Princess: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Caustically funny and ebullient stories. . . . Diski’s is the kind of voice of which we need more, of which we now have one fewer. But she has paved a subversive path through the forest for others to follow.” -- \u003cem\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Named a \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/em\u003eBest Book of 2017*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWITH A PREFACE BY HEIDI JULAVITS, AUTHOR OF \u003cem\u003eTHE FOLDED CLOCK\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe only story collection from the beloved Jenny Diski—darkly funny, subversive, sexy, and eccentric tales from one of the most original and intelligent voices of our time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJenny Diski’s prose is as sharp and steely as her imagination is wild and wondrous. When she died of cancer in April 2016, after chronicling her illness in strikingly honest essays in the \u003cem\u003eLondon Review of Books,\u003c\/em\u003e readers, admirers, and critics around the world mourned the loss. In a cool and unflinching tone that came to define her singular voice, she explored the subjects of sex, power, domesticity, femininity, hysteria, and loneliness with humor and honesty, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories in \u003cem\u003eThe Vanishing Princess\u003c\/em\u003e showcase a rarely seen side of this beloved writer, channeling both the piercing social examination of her nonfiction and the vivid, dreamlike landscapes of her novels. In a Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale turned on its head, a miller’s daughter rises to power and wealth to rule over her kingdom and outwit the title villain. “Bathtime” tells the story of a woman’s life through her attempts to build the perfect bathtub, chasing an elusive moment of peace. In “Short Curcuit,” the author mines her own bouts in and out of mental institutions outside London to question whether those we think are mad are really the sanest among us. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLongtime fans of Diski and those who have discovered her since her death will find much to treasure here, in her only short story collection, released in the US for the very first time. \u003cem\u003eThe Vanishing Princess\u003c\/em\u003e is another vital stop on Jenny Diski’s journey for meaning and beauty in her prolific writing, one that feels as fresh and necessary as if it were brand-new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eJenny Diski’s prose is as sharp and steely as her imagination is wild and wondrous. When she died of cancer in April 2016, after chronicling her illness in an unforgettable series of essays in the \u003cem\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e, she was mourned by readers, admirers, and critics around the world, who had come to love the cool and unflinching tone that defined her singular voice. She explored the subjects of sex, power, domesticity, femininity, hysteria, and loneliness with humor and honesty.\u003c\/p\u003eThe stories in \u003cem\u003eThe Vanishing Princess\u003c\/em\u003e showcase a rarely seen side of this beloved writer. In a Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale turned on its head, a miller’s daughter rises to power and wealth to outwit the title villain. “Bath Time” tells the story of a woman’s life through her attempts to build the perfect bathtub, chasing an elusive moment of peace. In “Short Circuit,” the author mines her own bouts in mental institutions\u003cbr\u003eoutside London to question whether those we think are mad are really the sanest among us. Sharper, more experimental than her novels, \u003cem\u003eThe Vanishing Princess\u003c\/em\u003e presents Jenny Diski as we knew her but also as we could never quite capture her irreverent, bizarre, political, morose, and gloriously unruly on the page. | \u003cp\u003e“Rich with caustic wit and playful invention.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eO, the Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Wonderful... Holds riches for all. Longtime fans will celebrate the very fact of more Diski and thrill to familiar preoccupations in new settings and shapes... Those who read Diski for the first time are in for the delight of discovery.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNickolas Butler, internationally bestselling author of Shotgun Lovesongs and The Hearts of Men\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It’s hard for me to imagine a reader exposed to Jenny Diski’s writing who wouldn’t be hooked... Her prose conveys the illusion of a spontaneous monologue, a mind mainlined onto the page... Her life was material. She was her writing, the sum of it a masterpiece.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Caustically funny and ebullient stories. . . . Diski’s is the kind of voice of which we need more, of which we now have one fewer. But she has paved a subversive path through the forest for others to follow.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Excellent. . . . Diski displays hard-edged humor, incisive perceptions, and a lively imagination.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Mysterious, beguiling, and quietly radical, readers everywhere are lucky to live in a moment when they can discover, or rediscover, her eccentric charm.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexandra Kleeman, author of Intimations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Each story is told in Diski’s clear, authoritative voice and explores how women strain (or not) against the bounds of a confining world. A great introduction to Diski’s works.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Glimmers like found treasure—or a mirage...insightful, imaginative, and wryly clever... Regal, raunchy, revealing—the stories in this collection leave a lasting impression.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Diski does not just take the stories we are told about femininity, domesticity, and love and tell them slant--she burrows deep into their core and rewires the whole machine.  Mysterious, beguiling, and quietly radical, readers everywhere are lucky to live in a moment when they can discover, or rediscover, her eccentric charm.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexandra Kleeman, author of Intimations and You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Shows] that whether writing nonfiction or fiction, Diski remained witty, subversive and determined to tell her truth even when it was difficult.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If you don’t know Jenny Diski’s impressive body of work--six travel memoirs and two volumes of essays--read the British writer’s brilliant posthumous collection...gorgeous, unruly.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sharp, funny, clever...There’s much to admire in the book--the energy of the prose, the playfulness with which Diski approaches her stories.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888474419429,"sku":"NP9780062685711","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062685711.jpg?v=1730229163","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-vanishing-princess-stories-isbn-9780062685711","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}