{"product_id":"the-out-of-sorts-new-and-selected-stories-paperback","title":"The Out-Of-Sorts: New and Selected Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary Fincke\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new and selected stories in this collection, written over a period of thirty years, are firmly entrenched in the culture and people of rust belt cities and rural Appalachia. \u003cbr\u003e These stories are often set against large, significant events like the Cold War, Vietnam, and the Kent State shootings, but are always uniquely local. A mother fends off the police by brandishing copperhead snakes. A woman cares for the dog of an alleged double murderer. A husband who has lost his job works at trying to save his wife from a debilitating phobia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This extensive collection by Gary Fincke, an accomplished poet and writer of fiction, gives rise to ordinary people living lives made fascinating by attention to the particulars of voice, place, and character. With precise language, surprising imagery, and sharp, evocative dialogue, these stories deepen beyond the oddities of their characters, who are scarred and defeated by circumstance and choice, but also attain moments of grace, compassion, and generosity of the spirit. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGary Fincke is the author of fourteen short story collections, including\u003ci\u003e A Room of Rain; The Proper Words for Sin; Sorry I Worried You\u003c\/i\u003e, a winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction; and \u003ci\u003eThe Killer's Dog\u003c\/i\u003e, an Elixir Press Fiction Prize winner. His stories have appeared in such magazines as the \u003ci\u003eMissouri Review, Kenyon Review, Black Warrior Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCrazyHorse.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 420\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51787371446560,"sku":"9781943665938","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2f8d7bde0c7a34e5e81908ac436852c4.webp?v=1780648976","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-out-of-sorts-new-and-selected-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}