{"product_id":"tracer-paperback","title":"Tracer - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrederick Barthelme\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeaves a tale of tangled loves and desires in the story of a newly divorced man named Martin who decides to spend a weekend with his ex-sister-in-law Dominica, and promptly becomes her lover.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMartin, in the middle of a divorce, is seeking solace. Flying off to the neon-lit south Florida coastline, he settles in for some rest and rehabilitation with his soon-to-be ex-sister-in-law. Martin quickly settles into her bed too, creating a situation that is bound for trouble--especially when his ex-wife also appears on the scene. Cautiously, the threesome try to sort things out, engaging in varied rituals of mating, hating, forgetting, and forgiving. A funny and unforgettable novel about friends, family, and the kind of quirky, complicated relationships that will keep readers rapt through the final pages.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrederick Barthelme\u003c\/b\u003e was a founding member, with Mayo Thompson, of the art\/noise\/psychedelic rock band Red Krayola, and a painter and conceptual artist in Houston and New York in the late 1960s. He has published fiction and nonfiction in \u003ci\u003eFiction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEpoch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTriQuarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNorth American Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrank\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. The memoir, \u003ci\u003eDouble Down: Reflections on Gambling and Loss\u003c\/i\u003e, was co-authored with his brother Steven, and was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year. The same honor was awarded his retrospective collection of stories, \u003ci\u003eThe Law of Averages\u003c\/i\u003e and his novel \u003ci\u003eElroy Nights\u003c\/i\u003e, which was also one of five finalists for the 2004 PEN\/Faulkner Award. In 2009 he published \u003ci\u003eWaveland\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel set on the Mississippi Gulf Coast a year after Katrina. In 2010 he won the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Award for Fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 8.24 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 16, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760482582816,"sku":"9781582431291","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9421245b4c533d2fc26645f9f18fde9e.webp?v=1780181102","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/tracer-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}