{"product_id":"the-old-man-at-the-railroad-crossing-and-other-tales-selected-and-introduced-by-aimee-bender-paperback","title":"The Old Man at the Railroad Crossing and Other Tales: Selected and Introduced by Aimee Bender - 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\u003eWilliam Maxwell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAimee Bender\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these tales, with one foot firmly planted in the present, Maxwell brings a certain sophisticated urbanity to the oral traditions of the fable and fairy tale. \"The total effect is of something midway between the Brothers Grimm and Kafka, with perhaps a touch of Zen.\" (NYRB April 1966) While modern enough in locale and context, they are as old as humanity itself in what concerns them. And always that voice, the age old voice of the storyteller, the eternal magic of the speaking human voice. Such simplicity takes true artistry and Maxwell has that in spades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Keepers Maxwell Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e was an American editor, novelist, short story writer, essayist, children's author, and memoirist. He served as a fiction editor at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e from 1936 to 1975.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43339859689561,"sku":"9781940436326","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6465\/9545\/files\/izUmok2fGN9781940436326.webp?v=1779441205","url":"https:\/\/warrenssanctuaryofthemind.myshopify.com\/products\/the-old-man-at-the-railroad-crossing-and-other-tales-selected-and-introduced-by-aimee-bender-paperback","provider":"Warren's sanctuary of the mind","version":"1.0","type":"link"}