{"product_id":"long-distance-stories-hardcover","title":"Long Distance: Stories - Hardcover","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\u003eAysegül Savas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA masterful and tender debut collection of stories from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Anthropologists\u003c\/i\u003e, about distance and closeness in the age of connectivity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An exceptionally elegant, intelligent, and original writer.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigrid Nunez\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"She is an author who simply, and astoundingly, knows.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBryan Washington\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The rigor of Didion and the tenderness of Sebald.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatherine Lacey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of my favorite writers.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatie Kitamura\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA researcher abroad in Rome eagerly awaits a visit from her long-distance lover, only to find he is not the same man she remembers. An expat meets a childhood friend on a layover and is dismayed by her unexpected contentment. A newly pregnant woman considers the American taboo of sharing the news too soon, but can't resist when an opportunity comes to patch up a damaged friendship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLong Distance \u003c\/i\u003eshowcases Savas's devastating talent for the short story. Her shrewd encapsulations of contemporary life often center on characters displaced more by choice than circumstance, characters both determined to install themselves in new lives and preoccupied with the people they've left behind.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAysegül Savas\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Anthropologists\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhite on White\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWalking on the Ceiling\u003c\/i\u003e; the story collection \u003ci\u003eLong Distance\u003c\/i\u003e; and the nonfiction book \u003ci\u003eThe Wilderness\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has been translated into seven languages and her stories appear regularly in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker. \u003c\/i\u003eShe lives in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 08, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987964887341,"sku":"9781639733101","price":26.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/TCr_tGP6yL9781639733101.webp?v=1776188460","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/long-distance-stories-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}