{"product_id":"typical-stories-paperback","title":"Typical: Stories - 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\u003ePadgett Powell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwenty-three surreal fictions--stories, character assassinations, and mini-travelogues--from one of the most heralded writers of the American South\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e There are many things that repulse \"Dr. Ordinary.\" \"Kansas\" is notable for its distinct lack of farmland. \"Wayne's Fate\" is most unfortunate, not merely for Wayne but for the roofer pal who stands by watching his good buddy lose his head. \"Miss Resignation\" simply cannot win at Bingo. And there is nothing \"Typical\" about the unemployed steelworker and self-described \"piece of crud\" who strides through this collection's title story. \u003cbr\u003e Welcome to the world of Padgett Powell, one of the most original American literary voices in recent memory. \u003ci\u003eTypical \u003c\/i\u003eis both a bravura demonstration of Powell's passion for words, and an offbeat, perceptive view of contemporary life--an enthralling work by a one-of-a-kind wordsmith, and a redefinition of what short fiction can be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePadgett Powell is the author of six novels, including \u003cem\u003eEdisto\u003c\/em\u003e, which was nominated for the National Book Award, and two collections of stories. His writing has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHarper's\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eParis Review\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as in \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Sports Writing\u003c\/em\u003e. He has received a Whiting Writers' Award, the Rome Fellowship in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. He lives in Gainesville, Florida, where he teaches at MFA@FLA, the writing program of the University of Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 07, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53463919493427,"sku":"9781480464193","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/I_CfNbxEgs9781480464193.webp?v=1781577014","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/typical-stories-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}