{"product_id":"bad-houses-paperback","title":"Bad Houses - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Elizabeth Stintzi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA boisterous collection of surreal, darkly humorous short stories that will delight fans of George Saunders and Alice Munro \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom John Elizabeth Stintzi, the mind that created the daringly bizarre novel \u003cem\u003eMy Volcano, \u003c\/em\u003e comes an electrifying collection of strange and dark tales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the surreal, often precarious realities of \u003cem\u003eBad Houses\u003c\/em\u003e, a doctor discovers a double-edged cure for the Ebola virus, a college student loses a different body part each time they return home for the summer, Midas's hairdresser strives to keep his secrets, and a young girl develops a fascination with the trolls who harvest her father's pumpkin patch. At once humorous and horrifying, these stories will inevitably take residence in your mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresent throughout \u003cem\u003eBad Houses\u003c\/em\u003e is a deep and abiding sense of humanity sprinkled with a dash of alienation, guilt, and instability. Filtered through a fabulist lens, these stories contemplate the struggles of modern existence. Each character lives their own haunted life, trying to navigate the path from bad houses to good homes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing Stintzi's own expressive ink illustrations, \u003cem\u003eBad Houses \u003c\/em\u003eis a book that feels like it was penned by a trans Alice Munro mixed with a bubblier Franz Kafka. Enter if you dare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Elizabeth Stintzi\u003c\/b\u003e (they\/them) is an award-winning writer, cartoonist, and editor. They are the author of the novels \u003cem\u003eMy Volcano\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eVanishing Monuments\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as the poetry collection \u003cem\u003eJunebat\u003c\/em\u003e. Their work has appeared in \u003cem\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eMalahat Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eKenyon Review, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eBest Canadian Poetry. \u003c\/em\u003eThey currently live and work in Kansas City, MO.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752011137312,"sku":"9781551529615","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4e13449054c28c03847642f9c42a92f6.webp?v=1779985575","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/bad-houses-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}