{"product_id":"this-is-how-you-lose-her-hardcover","title":"This Is How You Lose Her - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJunot Díaz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the 2012 National Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003eTop 10 Book of 2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the 2012 Story Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChosen as a notable or best book of the year by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe LA Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e, Barnes \u0026amp; Noble, Amazon, the iTunes bookstore, and many more...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Electrifying.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eExhibits the potent blend of literary eloquence and street cred that earned him a Pulitzer Prize... Díaz's prose is vulgar, brave, and poetic\u003c\/b\u003e.\"\u003ci\u003e -\u003ci\u003eO Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author, a stunning collection that celebrates the haunting, impossible power of love.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a beach in the Dominican Republic, a doomed relationship flounders. In a New Jersey laundry room, a woman does her lover's washing and thinks about his wife. In Boston, a man buys his love child, his only son, a first baseball bat and glove. At the heart of these stories is the irrepressible, irresistible Yunior, a young hardhead whose longing for love is equaled only by his recklessness--and by the extraordinary women he loves and loses. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn prose that is endlessly energetic, inventive, tender, and funny, these stories lay bare the infinite longing and inevitable weakness of the human heart. They remind us that passion always triumphs over experience, and that \"the half-life of love is forever.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJunot Díaz was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in New Jersey. He is the author of the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eDrown\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award; and \u003ci\u003eThis Is How You Lose Her\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller and National Book Award finalist. He is the recipient of a MacArthur \"Genius\" Fellowship, PEN\/Malamud Award, Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Guggenheim Fellowship, and PEN\/O. Henry Award. A graduate of Rutgers College, Díaz is currently the fiction editor at \u003ci\u003eBoston Review \u003c\/i\u003eand the Rudge and Nancy Allen Professor of Writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 11, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Book Awards (2012)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Story Prize (2012)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e ALA Notable Books (2013)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47458606252210,"sku":"9781594487361","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/9e5e9b02a83c901d8f5b8fbfc8dea5e3.webp?v=1778893840","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/this-is-how-you-lose-her-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}