{"product_id":"desert-boys-fiction-paperback","title":"Desert Boys: Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris McCormick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Stonewall Book Award\/Barbara Gittings Literature Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Binghamton University's John Gardner Fiction Book Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinalist for the Saroyan Prize for Fiction \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Chautauqua Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Hilarious, Devious, Original, and Unforgettable.\"--Karen Russell\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis series of powerful, intertwining stories illuminates Daley Kushner's world--the family, friends, and community that have both formed and constrained him, and his new life in San Francisco. Back home, the desert preys on those who cannot conform: an alfalfa farmer on the outskirts of town; two young girls whose curiosity leads to danger; a black politician who once served as his school's confederate mascot; Daley's mother, an immigrant from Armenia; and Daley himself, introspective and queer. Meanwhile, in another desert on the other side of the world, war threatens to fracture Daley's most meaningful--and most fraught--connection to home, his friendship with Robert Karinger. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA luminous debut, \u003ci\u003eDesert Boys \u003c\/i\u003eby Chris McCormick traces the development of towns into cities, of boys into men, and the haunting effects produced when the two transformations overlap. Both a bildungsroman and a portrait of a changing place, the book mines the terrain between the desire to escape and the hunger to belong.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHRIS McCORMICK \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the debut story collection \u003ci\u003eDesert Boys\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2017 Stonewall Book Award-Barbara Gittings Literature Award. Originally from the California side of the Mojave Desert, he earned his MFA at the University of Michigan, where he was the recipient of two Hopwood Awards. He is currently an assistant professor at Minnesota State University, where he's at work on his second book, a novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 09, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750278005024,"sku":"9781250141019","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2a061ce0e4410612f1acac649fe05b57.webp?v=1779947461","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/desert-boys-fiction-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}