{"product_id":"music-through-the-floor-paperback","title":"Music Through the Floor - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEric Puchner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the Oprah Book Club Pick \u003ci\u003eDream State\u003c\/i\u003e, an extraordinary debut collection of nine unforgettable stories--strikingly original, fiercely funny, and quietly heartbreaking--portraying a group of misfits attempting to navigate mainstream America.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWriting from an impressive range of perspectives--men and women, children and adults, immigrants and tourists--Puchner deftly exposes the dark, tender undersides of his characters with arresting beauty and precision. Here are people fumbling for identity in a dehumanizing world, captured in moments that are hilarious, shocking, and transcendent, sometimes all at once. Unfailingly true, surprisingly moving, and impossible to forget, these stories make up an extraordinary and strikingly original collection.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric Puchner is the author of the story collection \u003ci\u003eMusic Through the Floor\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the New York Public Library's Young Lions Fiction Award; the novel \u003ci\u003eModel Home\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the PEN\/Faulkner Award in Fiction; a second short story collection, \u003ci\u003eLast Day on Earth; \u003c\/i\u003eand a second novel, \u003ci\u003eDream State, \u003c\/i\u003e an Oprah Book Club Pick. His short stories and personal essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e, Best American Short Stories, and more. He has received an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is an associate professor in the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University and lives in Baltimore with his wife, the novelist Katharine Noel, and their two children. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 7.9 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52555681005861,"sku":"9780743270472","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/XN8-0GZqmB9780743270472.webp?v=1781359749","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/music-through-the-floor-paperback","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}