{"product_id":"calabash-stories","title":"Calabash Stories","description":"In the tradition of Gabriel Garc?¡a M?írquez and Maxine Hong Kingston, and deeply rooted in the intricacies of the author's Japanese-Hawaiian heritage, \u003ci\u003eCalabash Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is a lucid, unforgettable collection. Jeffrey J. Higa's stories arise from different points in the same fertile landscape: At times, the recurrence of certain details (a beige Volkswagen bug, a famous entertainer) makes them glow with deeper meaning; at others, the reemergence of potent archetypes (a sick child, an old man living alone) invokes a dream state held between author and reader. Like the traditional Hawaiian calabash, these stories invite their reader to a family table where we are welcomed and nourished by communal traditions. Higa is a master storyteller, delighting in life's humor and strangeness while arriving at the intimacy and poignancy that come from a shared understanding of grief.","brand":"Louisiana State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40022796959827,"sku":"9780807175491","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780807175491.jpg?v=1778679918","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/calabash-stories","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}