{"product_id":"white-people-isbn-9780375704277","title":"White People","description":"\u003cb\u003eA PEN\/Faulkner Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In eleven glorious stories, Allan Gurganus, author of the highly acclaimed \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e gives heart-breaking and hilarious voice to the fears, desires, and triumphs of Americans—black and white, gay and straight, old and young, Northern and especially Southern.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Here are war heroes bewildered by the complex negotiations of family life, former debutantes called upon to muster resources they never knew they had, vacationing senior citizens confronted by their own bravery, and married men brought up short by the marvelous possibilities of entirely different lives.  Written with flair, wit, and deep humanity, this award-winning volume confirms Allan Gurganus as one of the finest writers of our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The title novella of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhite People\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e won the National Magazine Prize\"Elegant, mysterious and satisfying.\" -- \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Gurganus, a storyteller in the grand tradition...can tell his stories as well as anyone alive in our time.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ranging from family memoirs to historical pieces, from satire to surrealism, \u003cb\u003eWhite People\u003c\/b\u003e celebrates American culture in all its humanistic vibrancy and grotesque contradictions.  Blending trenchant satire with outrageous humor, Gurganus's stories recall both Mark Twain and Flannery O'Connor.\"--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Each story is a gem.\"--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003eThe title novella of \u003cb\u003eWhite People\u003c\/b\u003e won the National Magazine Prize. He other honors include PEN\/Fualkner Award finalist,  the  Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the Southern Book Prize, and the Sue  Kaufman Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Allan  Gurganus lives in a small town in North Carolina.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300103934181,"sku":"NP9780375704277","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780375704277.jpg?v=1767744126","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/white-people-isbn-9780375704277","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}