{"product_id":"american-masculine-stories-9781555975883","title":"American Masculine: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2010 Bakeless Prize for Fiction, a muscular debut that reconfigures the American West\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe American West has long been a place where myth and legend have flourished. Where men stood tall and lived rough. But that West is no more. In its place Shann Ray finds washedup basketball players, businessmen hiding addictions, and women fighting the inexplicable violence that wells up in these men. A son struggles to accept his father's apologies after surviving a childhood of beatings. Two men seek empty basketball hoops on a snowy night, hoping to relive past glory. A bull rider skips town and rides herd on an unruly mob of passengers as he searches for a thief on a train threading through Montana's Rocky Mountains. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these stories, Ray grapples with the terrible hurt we inflict on those we love, and finds that reconciliation, if far off, is at least possible. The debut of a writer who is out to redefine the contours of the American West, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Masculine \u003c\/i\u003eis a deeply felt and fiercely written ode to the country we left behind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShann Ray\u003c\/b\u003e holds a PhD in psychology from the University of Alberta. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNarrative Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStory Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches at Gonzaga University, and lives in Washington State.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51661244465426,"sku":"9781555975883","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4ce96b83-ed3e-436f-a829-fe952f68d7f5.jpg?v=1760438737","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/american-masculine-stories-9781555975883","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}