{"product_id":"babylon-and-other-stories-paperback-by-alix-ohlin","title":"Babylon and Other Stories Paperback by Alix Ohlin","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                            \n                                \n                                    \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                    \u003cul\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eVintage\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2007-06-12)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e288\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781400031399\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e238.14\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e7.95 x 5.2 x 0.6\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003eIn their various locales--from Montreal (where a prosthetic leg casts a furious spell on its beholders) to New Mexico (where a Soviet-era exchange student redefines home for his hosts)--the characters in Babylon are coming to terms with life's epiphanies, for good or ill. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey range from the very young who, confronted with their parents' limitations, discover their own resolve, to those facing middle age and its particular indignities, no less determined to assert themselves and shape their destinies. \u003ci\u003eBabylon and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e showcases the wit, humor, and insight that have made Alix Ohlin one of the most admired young writers working today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                    \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003eAlix Ohlin was born in Montreal in 1972, graduated from Harvard University, and studied at the Michener Center for Writers in Austin, Texas. Her fiction, which has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eOne Story\u003c\/i\u003e series and \u003ci\u003eShenandoah\u003c\/i\u003e, among other periodicals, has been selected for both \u003ci\u003eBest New American Voices 2004\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories 2005\u003c\/i\u003e. She has received awards and fellowships from \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, the MacDowell Colony, and \u003ci\u003eThe Kenyon Review's\u003c\/i\u003e Writers Workshop. She lives in Easton, Pennsylvania, and teaches at Lafayette College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                            \n                            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45350139035809,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781400031399","price":21.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781400031399.jpg?v=1762910705","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/babylon-and-other-stories-paperback-by-alix-ohlin","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}