{"product_id":"further-interpretations-of-real-life-events-stories-paperback","title":"Further Interpretations of Real-Life Events: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKevin Moffett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dazzling new story collection from brilliant, young, award-winning writer Kevin Moffett, \u003cem\u003eFurther Interpretations of Real-Life Events \u003c\/em\u003eilluminates the intimate experiences of characters caught between aspiration and achievement, uncertainty and illumination, inertia and discovery, the past and the future. Channeling unexpected, eclectic voices in a collection perfectly suited to readers of Daniyal Mueenuddin, Alice Sebold, and Dave Eggers, Moffett delivers a nuanced, powerful, humorous, and moving meditation on the trials of transitions and liminal living in today's modern world. Richard Russo says, \"the first thing you notice reading the stories in \u003cem\u003eFurther Interpretations of Real-Life Events\u003c\/em\u003e is the author's extraordinary range--of expertise, technique, imagination and wit. There doesn't seem to be much Kevin Moffett can't do.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePropelled by a multitude of idiosyncratic voices, the stories in Kevin Moffett's \u003cem\u003eFurther Interpretations of Real-Life Events\u003c\/em\u003e are tragic in their conception and comic in their execution. Moffett casts light on characters in transitional states, stalled and puzzled. In In the Pines, a Civil War reenactor visits an elderly woman recently relocated to a retirement home. In Border to Border, an immigrant working at an amusement park faces a disconcerting choice when he loses one of his dental crowns. In First Marriage, a honeymooning couple is stalled in Arizona by the stink of dead animal in their rental car. Even as they bumble and disappoint their way through these stories, these characters elicit from us a sympathy--even a self-identification--that is something much stronger than pity. The result is an unsettling and unforgettable collection. Written with penetrating insight into our motivations and fears, \u003cem\u003eFurther Interpretations of Real-Life Events\u003c\/em\u003e is a wise, funny, and haunting book that signals the emergence of a trailblazing talent.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePropelled by a multitude of idiosyncratic voices, the stories in Kevin Moffett's \u003cem\u003eFurther Interpretations of Real-Life Events\u003c\/em\u003e are tragic in their conception and comic in their execution. Moffett casts light on characters in transitional states, stalled and puzzled. In \"In the Pines,\" a Civil War reenactor visits an elderly woman recently relocated to a retirement home. In \"Border to Border,\" an immigrant working at an amusement park faces a disconcerting choice when he loses one of his dental crowns. In \"First Marriage,\" a honeymooning couple is stalled in Arizona by the stink of dead animal in their rental car. Even as they bumble and disappoint their way through these stories, these characters elicit from us a sympathy--even a self-identification--that is something much stronger than pity. The result is an unsettling and unforgettable collection. Written with penetrating insight into our motivations and fears, \u003cem\u003eFurther Interpretations of Real-Life Events\u003c\/em\u003e is a wise, funny, and haunting book that signals the emergence of a trailblazing talent.\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 0.64 x 8.01 x 5.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 20, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759246442784,"sku":"9780062069221","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6c110710550d5041ede85e4c78dac5ee.webp?v=1780146693","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/further-interpretations-of-real-life-events-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}