{"product_id":"the-water-museum-stories-9780316334372","title":"The Water Museum: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis hard-hitting, beautiful short story collection from one of America's preeminent literary voices \"reflect[s] both sides of his Mexican-American heritage while stretching the reader's understanding of human boundaries\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Examining the borders between one nation and another, between one person and another, Urrea reveals his mastery of the short form. This collection includes the Edgar-award winning \"Amapola\" and his now-classic \"Bid Farewell to Her Many Horses,\" which had the honor of being chosen for NPR's \"Selected Shorts\" not once but twice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Suffused with wanderlust, compassion, and no small amount of rock and roll, \u003ci\u003eThe Water Museum\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection that confirms Luis Alberto Urrea as an American master.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Luis Alberto Urrea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.70w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316334372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e PEN\/Faulkner Award - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/16\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2015 pg. 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2015 pg. 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Best Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2015 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his landmark work of nonficiton \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Highway\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eLuis Alberto Urrea\u003c\/b\u003e is also the bestselling author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Hummingbird's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInto the Beautiful North\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eQueen of America\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the story collection \u003ci\u003eThe Water Museum\u003c\/i\u003e, a PEN\/Faulkner Award finalist. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He has won the Lannan Literary Award, an Edgar Award, and a 2017 American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature, among many other honors. Born in Tijuana to a Mexican father and American mother, he lives outside of Chicago and teaches at the University of Illinois-Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43332597383283,"sku":"9.78032E+12","price":61.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_1bf9884c-f251-4f56-8614-328690db216b.jpg?v=1754657129","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-water-museum-stories-9780316334372","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}