{"product_id":"books-music-for-wartime-by-rebecca-makkai","title":"Music for Wartime","description":"\u003cp\u003eNamed a must-read by theChicago Tribune,  O Magazine, BuzzFeed, The Huffington Post, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, andThe L Magazine \u003cbr\u003eRebecca Makkai s first two novels, The Borrower and The Hundred-Year House, have established her as one of the freshest and most imaginative voices in fiction. Now, the award-winning writer, whose stories have appeared in four consecutive editions of The Best American Short Stories,  returns with a highly anticipated collection bearing her signature mix of intelligence, wit, and heart. \u003cbr\u003e A reality show producer manipulates two contestants into falling in love, even as her own relationship falls apart. Just after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a young boy has a revelation about his father s past when a renowned Romanian violinist plays a concert in their home. When the prized elephant of a traveling circus keels over dead, the small-town minister tasked with burying its remains comes to question his own faith. In an unnamed country, a composer records the folk songs of two women from a village on the brink of destruction. \u003cbr\u003e These transporting, deeply moving stories some inspired by her own family history amply demonstrate Makkai s extraordinary range as a storyteller, and confirm her as a master of the short story form. \u003cbr\u003e Richly imagined. \u003cbr\u003e Chicago Tribune \u003cbr\u003e Impressive. \u003cbr\u003e O, The Oprah Magazine \u003cbr\u003e Engrossing. \u003cbr\u003e Minneapolis Star-Tribune \u003cbr\u003e Inventive. \u003cbr\u003e W Magazine \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53507455222033,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780525426691.jpg?v=1778127307","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-music-for-wartime-by-rebecca-makkai","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}