{"product_id":"self-help-lorrie-moore-paperback","title":"Self-Help -- Lorrie Moore, Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrisk, ironic ... scalpel-sharp.... A funny, cohesive, and moving collection of stories. --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these tales of loss and pleasure, lovers and family, a woman learns to conduct an affair, a child of divorce dances with her mother, and a woman with a terminal illness contemplates her exit. Filled with the sharp humor, emotional acuity, and joyful language Moore has become famous for, these nine glittering tales\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003emarked the introduction of an extravagantly gifted writer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lorrie Moore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/13\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.94h x 5.32w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307277299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLorrie Moore, after many years as a professor of creative writing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is now Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of English at Vanderbilt University. Moore has received honors for her work, among them the Irish Times International Prize for Literature and a Lannan Foundation fellowship, as well as the PEN\/Malamud Award and the Rea Award for her achievement in the short story. Her novel \u003ci\u003eA Gate at the Stairs \u003c\/i\u003ewas shortlisted for the 2010 Orange Prize for Fiction and for the PEN\/Faulkner Award. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lorrie Moore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45631219990756,"sku":"9780307277299","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780307277299.jpg?v=1726304893","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/self-help-lorrie-moore-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}