{"product_id":"scandal-at-the-alphorn-factory-new-and-selected-short-fiction-2024-1984-paperback","title":"Scandal at the Alphorn Factory: New and Selected Short Fiction, 2024-1984 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary Barwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2025 Hamilton Literary Award for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new collection of stories by Giller Prize finalist Gary Barwin that puts the fab in fabulist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eScandal at the Alphorn Factory: New and Selected Short Fiction, 1984-2024\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\u003cp\u003eKnown as a \"whiz-bang storyteller\" who can deliver magical, dream-like sequences and truisms about the human condition in the same paragraph, Barwin's trademark brilliance, wit, and originality are on display in this can't-miss collection of short fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary Barwin\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of 31 books of fiction, poetry and non-fiction and has published, performed and broadcast his work internationally. His national bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eYiddish for Pirates\u003c\/i\u003e won the Leacock Medal for Humour, was a finalist for the Governor General's Award for Fiction and the Scotiabank Giller Prize and was longlisted for Canada Reads. He lives in Hamilton, Ontario and at garybarwin.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53460487733555,"sku":"9781738009886","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/QZZKz0zGMw9781738009886.webp?v=1783001715","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/scandal-at-the-alphorn-factory-new-and-selected-short-fiction-2024-1984-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}