{"product_id":"love-and-hydrogen-new-and-selected-stories-paperback","title":"Love and Hydrogen: New and Selected Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJim Shepard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI've been a problem baby, a lousy son, a distant brother, an off-putting neighbor, a piss-poor student, a worrisome seatmate, an unreliable employee, a bewildering lover, a frustrating confidante and a crappy husband. Among the things I do pretty well at this point I'd have to list darts, re-closing Stay-Fresh boxes, and staying out of the way. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the self-eulogy offered early on by the unwilling hero of the opening story in this collection, a dazzling array of work in short fiction from a master of the form. The stories in \u003cb\u003eLove and Hydrogen\u003c\/b\u003e--familiar to readers from publications ranging from \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e--encompass in theme and compassion what an ordinary writer would seem to need several lifetimes to imagine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA frustrated wife makes use of an enterprising illegal-gun salesman to hold her husband hostage; two hapless adult-education students botch their attempts at rudimentary piano but succeed in a halting, awkward romance; a fascinated and murderous Creature welcomes the first human visitors to his Black Lagoon; and in the title story, the stupefyingly huge airship Hindenburg flies to its doom, representing in 1937 mankind's greatest yearning as well as its titanic failure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGenerous in scope and astonishing in ambition, Shepard's voice never falters; the virtuosity of \u003cb\u003eLove and Hydrogen\u003c\/b\u003e cements his reputation as, in the words of Rick Bass, \"a passionate writer with a razor-sharp wit and an elephantine heart\"--in short, one of the most powerful talents at work today.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eI've been a problem baby, a lousy son, a distant brother, an off-putting neighbor, a piss-poor student, a worrisome seatmate, an unreliable employee, a bewildering lover, a frustrating confidante and a crappy husband. Among the things I do pretty well at this point I'd have to list darts, re-closing Stay-Fresh boxes, and staying out of the way. This is the self-eulogy offered early on by the unwilling hero of the opening story in this collection, a dazzling array of work in short fiction from a master of the form. The stories in Love and Hydrogen--familiar to readers from publications ranging from McSweeney's to \"The \"New Yorker to \"Harper's to \"Tin House--encompass in theme and compassion what an ordinary writer would seem to need several lifetimes to imagine.A frustrated wife makes use of an enterprising illegal-gun salesman to hold her husband hostage; two hapless adult-education students botch their attempts at rudimentary piano but succeed in a halting, awkward romance; a fascinated and murderous Creature welcomes the first human visitors to his Black Lagoon; and in the title story, the stupefyingly huge airship Hindenburg flies to its doom, representing in 1937 mankind's greatest yearning as well as its titanic failure. Generous in scope and astonishing in ambition, Shepard's voice never falters; the virtuosity of Love and Hydrogen cements his reputation as, in the words of Rick Bass, \"a passionate writer with a razor-sharp wit and an elephantine heart\"--in short, one of the most powerful talents at work today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJim Shepard\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of seven novels and five story collections. He lives in Williamstown, Massachusetts, with his wife, three children, and three beagles. He teaches at Williams College. His books include \u003ci\u003eNosferatu, Project X, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Aron. \u003c\/i\u003eHis short story collection, \u003ci\u003eLike You'd Understand, Anyway, \u003c\/i\u003ewas nominated for the National Book Award and won the Story Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8.02 x 5.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 27, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752514158880,"sku":"9781400033492","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c4f5cd130b70e005953b3f1ba2b5134f.webp?v=1779997823","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/love-and-hydrogen-new-and-selected-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}