{"product_id":"antarctica-book-claire-keegan-9780802163745","title":"Antarctica","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Irish-born Claire Keegan is like succumbing to a drug: eerie, hallucinogenic, time-stopping. --\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new edition of the now iconic fiction writer Claire Keegan's debut story collection featuring a new cover to tie in with her current bestselling trio: the Booker Prize shortlisted\u0026gt;\u003ci\u003eSmall Things Like These\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFoster\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u0026gt;\u003ci\u003eSo Late in the Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1999 to great acclaim, \u003ci\u003eAntarctica\u003c\/i\u003e introduced the world to Claire Keegan whose powerful short fiction has captured audiences internationally and is considered nothing short of a masterpiece (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e). Now with a recently revised titular story, \u003ci\u003eAntarctica\u003c\/i\u003e showcases the brilliance of Keegan's spare yet piercing storytelling, evident from the very start of her career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Antarctica, a married woman travels out of town to see what it's like to sleep with a man other than her husband. Love in the Tall Grass takes Cordelia down a coastal road on the last day of the twentieth century to keep a date with her lover that has been nine years in the waiting. Stay Close to the Water's Edge tells of a young Harvard student who is pitilessly humiliated by his homophobic stepfather on his birthday. Keegan's writing contains a clear vision of unaffected truths and boldly explores a world where dreams, memory, and chance have crippling consequences for those involved. Often dark and enveloped in a palpable atmosphere, the reader feels that something momentous is lurking within each of these carefully sculpted tales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of several prestigious prizes including the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, the William Trevor Prize, and the Martin Healy Award, \u003ci\u003eAntarctica\u003c\/i\u003e remains a dazzling and haunting debut by one of the world's best short story writers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51007281791249,"sku":"NIN9780802163745","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51413275705617,"sku":"CIN0802163742G","price":5.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51435420287249,"sku":"CIN0802163742VG","price":6.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ LIKE_NEW \/ SBYB","offer_id":52885685010705,"sku":"CIN0802163742LN","price":14.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53220643045649,"sku":"GOR014812588","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53221618843921,"sku":"GOR014813000","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":53720344101137,"sku":"NGR9780802163745","price":27.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0802163742.jpg?v=1751138318","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/antarctica-book-claire-keegan-9780802163745","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}