{"product_id":"the-mexican-messiah-a-novella-stories-9781960329820","title":"The Mexican Messiah: A Novella \u0026 Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom \u003c\/em\u003eVanessa Blakeslee, author of \u003cem\u003ePerfect Conditions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e: \"Part lyrical thriller, part vivid speculation upon perhaps the most pervasive of life's mysteries-not only miracles and faith, but transformation and salvation-Jay Kauffmann's \u003cem\u003eThe Mexican Messiah\u003c\/em\u003e beguiles from the very beginning. I couldn't wait to turn the page but also found myself pausing so as not to miss the rich language in which he has captured this world and its inhabitants with wholly convincing and heartfelt precision. This gem of a collection is a work of wonderment itself.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKauffmann, Jay:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Jay Kauffmann is a former international model, travel writer, and award-winning poet. He holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts and is currently English Chair at the Miller School of Albemarle. Runner-up for the Leapfrog Global Fiction Prize and nominee for a Pushcart Prize and Best New American Voices, he has published in CutBank, Prime Number, The Writer's Chronicle, upstreet, Mid-American Review, and other journals and anthologies.","brand":"Cornerstone Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51324819472658,"sku":"9781960329820","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1fe31bb6-7de8-4ada-82a2-11976421e752.jpg?v=1748703340","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-mexican-messiah-a-novella-stories-9781960329820","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}