{"product_id":"9780143109235","title":"Music for Wartime : Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eA short-story collection from the acclaimed author of The Great Believers Named a must-read by the Chicago Tribune, O Magazine, BuzzFeed, The Huffington Post, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, and The L Magazine Rebecca 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.  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.  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. \"Richly imagined.\"  -Chicago Tribune  \"Impressive.\"  -O, The Oprah Magazine  \"Engrossing.\"  -Minneapolis Star-Tribune  \"Inventive.\"  -W Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48219852669163,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":31.13,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9780143109235-1.jpg?v=1781607950","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9780143109235","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}