{"product_id":"pieces-for-the-left-hand-stories-9781555975234","title":"Pieces for the Left Hand: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eFinally available in the United States, a singular story collection that \u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e declared \"unsettlingly brilliant\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAstudent's suicide note is not what it seems. A high school football rivalry turns absurd--and deadly. A much-loved cat seems to have been a different animal all along. A pair of identical twins aren't identical at all--or even related. A man finds his own yellowed birth announcement inside a bureau bought at auction. Set in a small upstate New York town, told in a conversational style, \u003ci\u003ePieces for the Left Hand \u003c\/i\u003eis a stream of a hundred anecdotes, none much longer than a page. At once funny, bizarre, familiar, and disturbing, these deceptively straightforward tales nevertheless shock and amaze through uncanny coincidence, tragic misunderstanding, strange occurrence, or sudden insight. Unposted letters, unexpected visitors, false memories--in J. Robert Lennon's vision of America, these are the things that decide our fate. Wry and deadpan, powerful and philosophical, these addictive little tales reveal the everyday world as a strange and eerie place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. Robert Lennon\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of five novels, including Mailman and \u003ci\u003eThe Light of Falling Stars\u003c\/i\u003e. His stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Ithaca, New York, with his wife and two sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50420074578194,"sku":"9781555975234","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2373581b-0e47-40cd-b321-93cd4d9f26ce.jpg?v=1729489250","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/pieces-for-the-left-hand-stories-9781555975234","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}