{"product_id":"tc-boyle-stories-9780140280913","title":"T.C. Boyle Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eNOTABLE BOOK - The first volume of collected short fiction from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tortilla Curtain, \u003c\/i\u003e featuring sixty-eight \"varied, clever, and delightful\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e) short stories, including seven never-before-published tales\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Each [story hops] with manic energy . . . at his vaulting, imaginative best Boyle suggests the bastard child of Flannery O'Connor and Monty Python.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Miami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE PEN\/MALAMUD AWARD - FINALIST FOR THE PEN CENTER\/USA WEST LITERARY AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy turns mythic and realistic, farcical and tragic, ironic and moving, T.C. Boyle's stories map a wide geography of human emotions. Whether he is writing about eccentrics, charlatans, or exotic seekers after the truth, or about decent vulnerable people trying to forge some kind of connection in an unfriendly world, the effect is always surprising and uniquely his own. Running throughout is Boyle's razor-sharp sense of humor, and his singular genius for dissecting America's obsession with image and materialism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawn from \u003ci\u003eDescent of Man, Greasy Lake, If the River Was Whiskey, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWithout a Hero \u003c\/i\u003ealongside seven new tales, the sixty-eight stories in this volume are remarkable in their range, richness, and exuberance. \u003ci\u003eT.C. Boyle Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is a book of small treasures, a definitive gift for Boyle fans and for every reader ready to discover the \"ferocious, delicious imagination\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) of a \"vibrant sensibility fully engaged with American society\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eT. C. Boyle is the author of eleven novels, including \u003cb\u003eWorld's End\u003c\/b\u003e (winner of the PEN\/FaulknerAward), \u003cb\u003eDrop City\u003c\/b\u003e (a \u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e bestseller and finalist for the National Book Award), and \u003cb\u003eThe Inner Circle\u003c\/b\u003e. His most recent story collections are \u003cb\u003eTooth and Claw\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Human Fly and Other Stories\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491533525266,"sku":"9780140280913","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e396fb29-ba4f-4fd7-a202-794a520dd6ea.jpg?v=1730542716","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tc-boyle-stories-9780140280913","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}