{"product_id":"for-the-relief-of-unbearable-urges-stories-paperback","title":"For the Relief of Unbearable Urges: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eEnergized, irreverent, and deliciously inventive stories from Pulitzer-nominated, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhat We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the collection's hilarious title story, a Hasidic man gets a special dispensation from his rabbi to see a prostitute. \"The Wig\" takes an aging wigmaker and makes her, for a single moment, beautiful. In \"The Tumblers,\" Englander envisions a group of Polish Jews herded toward a train bound for the death camps and, in a deft, imaginative twist, turns them into acrobats tumbling out of harm's way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor the Relief of Unbearable Urges\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of startling authority and imagination--a book that is as wondrous and joyful as it is wrenchingly sad. It hearalds the arrival of a remarkable new storyteller.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most stunning literary debuts of our time, these energized, irreverent, and deliciously inventive stories introduce an astonishing new talent. \u003cbr\u003eIn the collection's hilarious title story, a Hasidic man gets a special dispensation from his rabbi to see a prostitute. \"The Wig\" takes an aging wigmaker and makes her, for a single moment, beautiful. In \"The Tumblers,\" Englander envisions a group of Polish Jews herded toward a train bound for the death camps and, in a deft, imaginative twist, turns them into acrobats tumbling out of harm's way. \u003cbr\u003eFor the Relief of Unbearable Urges is a work of startling authority and imagination--a book that is as wondrous and joyful as it is wrenchingly sad. It hearalds the arrival of a remarkable new storyteller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the collection's hilarious title story, a Hasidic man gets a special dispensation from his rabbi to see a prostitute. \"The Wig\" takes an aging wigmaker and makes her, for a single moment, beautiful. In \"The Tumblers\", Englander envisions a group of Polish Jews herded toward a train bound for the death camps and, in a deft, imaginative twist, turns them into acrobats tumbling out of harm's way. For the Relief of Unbearable Urges is a work of startling authority and imagination -- a book that is as wondrous and joyful as it is wrenchingly sad.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369794535647,"sku":"9780375704437","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/dXKHCvE_rc9780375704437.webp?v=1789146632","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/for-the-relief-of-unbearable-urges-stories-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}