{"product_id":"instructions-for-a-funeral-9781250251114","title":"Instructions for a Funeral","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoetic, insightful, and deeply moving. David Means is one of my very favorite writers. -Tara Westover, author of \u003ci\u003eEducated\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing the publication of his widely acclaimed, Man Booker-nominated novel \u003ci\u003eHystopia\u003c\/i\u003e, David Means here returns to his signature form: the short story. Thanks to his four previous story collections, Means has won himself an international reputation as one of the most innovative short fiction writers working today: an established master of the form. (Laura Miller, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003ci\u003eInstructions for a Funeral\u003c\/i\u003e-featuring work from \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVICE\u003c\/i\u003e-finds Means branching out beyond the explorations of violence and trauma with which he is often identified, prominently displaying his sly humor and his inimitable way of telling tales that deliciously wind up to punch the reader in the heart. With each story Means pushes into new territory, writing with tenderness and co\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528924963159,"sku":"9781250251114","price":14.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781250251114.jpg?v=1731873571","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/instructions-for-a-funeral-9781250251114","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}