{"product_id":"ruin-9781629639291","title":"Ruin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA little girl who disguises herself as an old man, an addict who collects dollhouse furniture, a crime reporter confronted by a talking dog, a painter trying to prove the non-existence of god, and lovers in a penal colony who communicate through technical drawings--these are just a few of the characters who live among the ruins.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRUIN\u003c\/em\u003e is both bracingly timely and eerily timeless in its examination of an American state in free-fall, unsparing in its disregard for broken institutions, while shining with compassion for all who are left in their wake. Cara Hoffman's short fictions are brutal, surreal, hilarious, and transgressive, celebrating the sharp beauty of outsiders \u003cbr\u003eand the infinitely creative ways humans muster psychic resistance under oppressive conditions. The ultimate effect of these ten interconnected stories is one of invigoration and a sense of possibilities--hope for a new world extracted from the rubble of the old.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoffman, Cara:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCara Hoffman\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of three \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Editors' Choice novels; the most recent, \u003cem\u003eRunning\u003c\/em\u003e, was named a Best Book of the Year by \u003cem\u003eEsquire Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e. She first received national attention in 2011 with the publication of \u003cem\u003eSo Much Pretty \u003c\/em\u003ewhich sparked a national dialogue on violence and retribution, and was named a Best Novel of the Year by the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e. Her second novel, \u003cem\u003eBe Safe I Love You \u003c\/em\u003ewas nominated for a Folio Prize, named one of the Five Best Modern War Novels, and awarded a Sundance Global Filmmaking Award. A MacDowell Fellow and an Edward Albee Fellow, she has lectured at Oxford University's Rhodes Global Scholars Symposium and at the Renewing the Anarchist Tradition Conference. Her work has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times, Paris Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBOMB\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBookforum, Rolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDaily Beast\u003c\/em\u003e, and on NPR. A founding editor of the \u003cem\u003eAnarchist Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e, and part of the Athens Workshop collective, she lives in Athens, Greece with her partner.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PM Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50483596263698,"sku":"9781629639291","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8e987f80-240c-4e79-a12e-9ceaabe56d5f.jpg?v=1730364082","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ruin-9781629639291","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}