{"product_id":"9781738009886","title":"Scandal at the Alphorn Factory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new collection of stories by Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist Gary Barwin that put the fab in fabulist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eScandal at the Alphorn Factory: New and Selected Short Fiction, 2024–1984\u003c\/i\u003e couples brand new and uncollected stories with selections of the most playful and ambitious of Barwin’s previous collections, including \u003ci\u003eCruelty to Fabulous Animals\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBig Red Baby\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDoctor Weep and Other Strange Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eI, Dr. Greenblatt, Orthodontist, 251–1457\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarwin’s prose kicks against short fiction’s more traditional forms: these are pieces that flirt with poetry and playwriting. Whole stories—and worlds—are packed into single compact paragraphs. There are narrators and fleas and lists and imperatives and Hitler’s moustache and radiant happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gary Barwin (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Assembly Press |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-09-24","offer_id":45663858163967,"sku":"9781738009886","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_1d93cd35-e8cf-46cb-a368-a290c5c4a636.jpg?v=1717697041","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781738009886","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}