{"product_id":"marine-park-stories-9780143124603","title":"Marine Park: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003e Recipient of a 2015 PEN\/Hemingway Award Honorable Mention \u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Chiusano . . . [has] formidable talents. It will be worth watching what he does when he leaves the neighborhood.\"\u003cb\u003e--John Williams, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e[A] cult classic.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eOur Town\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn astute, lively, and heartfelt debut story collection by an exciting new voice in contemporary fiction \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarine Park--in the far reaches of Brooklyn, train-less and tourist-free--finds its literary chronicler in Mark Chiusano. Chiusano's dazzling stories delve into family, boyhood, sports, drugs, love, and all the weird quirks of growing up in a tight-knit community on the edge of the city. In the tradition of Junot D?az's \u003ci\u003eDrown\u003c\/i\u003e, Stuart Dybek's \u003ci\u003eThe Coast of Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e, and Russell Banks's \u003ci\u003eTrailerpark\u003c\/i\u003e, this is a poignant and piercing collection--announcing the arrival of a distinct new voice in American fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark Chiusano is the author of \u003ci\u003eMarine Park\u003c\/i\u003e, which received an honorable mention for the PEN\/Hemingway Award. His fiction and essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eGuernica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNarrative Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFive Chapters\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarvard Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and online at \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, among other places. He was born and raised in Brooklyn. Find him at markchiusano.com or @mjchiusano.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844056518930,"sku":"9780143124603","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_77a90807-e200-4ccd-9478-72fdf9caf481.jpg?v=1737309053","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/marine-park-stories-9780143124603","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}