{"product_id":"a-fanatic-heart-selected-stories-paperback","title":"A Fanatic Heart: Selected Stories - 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\u003eEdna O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePhilip Roth\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn these selections from twenty years of her best short fiction, Edna O'Brien's \u003ci\u003eA Fanatic Heart \u003c\/i\u003epulls the reader into a woman's experience. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer stories portray a young Irish girl's view of obsessive love and its often wrenching pain, while tales of contemporary life show women who open themselves to sexuality, to disappointment, to madness. Throughout, there is always O'Brien's voice--wondrous, despairing, moving--examining passionate subjects that lay bare the desire and needs that can be hidden in a woman's heart.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdna O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e (1930-2024) was the author of more than twenty-five works of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Country Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Little Red Chair\u003c\/i\u003es, and \u003ci\u003eThe Light of Evening\u003c\/i\u003e. She received numerous awards, including the PEN\/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature, the Irish PEN Award for Literature, the National Arts Club Medal of Honor, and the Ulysses Medal. Born and raised in the west of Ireland, she lived in London for many years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 19, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53056440959200,"sku":"9780374531096","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/H-QJ27yoQc9780374531096.webp?v=1781362642","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/a-fanatic-heart-selected-stories-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}