{"product_id":"still-life-with-plums-short-stories-paperback","title":"Still Life with Plums: Short Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarie Manilla\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill Life with Plums is a vibrant collection of short stories that weaves together the outwardly distant lives of several strangers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStill Life with Plums\u003c\/i\u003e is a vibrant collection of short stories that weaves together the outwardly distant lives of several strangers. With heaping doses of dark humor and magical realism, these ten stories enliven a cast of characters carefully speckled throughout the southern portion of the United States. From West Virginians, to Texans and Latinos, \u003ci\u003eStill Life with Plums\u003c\/i\u003e circles the paths of a Black-Irish West Virginian, a wise-cracking dog groomer, an emasculated husband, a Guatemalan widow, a Japanese-Latin-American poster child from WWII, and a meticulous predator. Marie Manilla's accessible prose is deceptively layered, as she births and wrestles this quirky ensemble that unflinchingly probes the human psyche, while affirming a concrete connection to a shared place and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWest Virginia native \u003cb\u003eMarie Manilla\u003c\/b\u003e is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Her stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrairie Schooner\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMississippi Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCalyx Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKestrel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePortland Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGSU Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and other journals. She is the author of the upcoming novel \u003ci\u003eShrapnel\u003c\/i\u003e, a Fred Bonnie Award for Best First Novel winner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 8.51 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769961218336,"sku":"9781933202600","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/91847c878560456784865488cd6bab71.webp?v=1780361041","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/still-life-with-plums-short-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}