{"product_id":"fox-tooth-heart-paperback","title":"Fox Tooth Heart - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn McManus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA phenomenal talent blazing up suddenly on the horizon. . . . precise, brilliant language that evokes without ever having to explain. . . . His transcendent vision gives us devastating glimpses.--\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn McManus writes visceral prose that explodes within the tight boundaries of the short story. These narratives possess a graceful internal logic and feature a wide range of gritty characters rebelling against an indifferent and often brutal world.--\u003ci\u003eBookforum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories in John McManus's \u003ci\u003eBorn on a Train \u003c\/i\u003eare powered by radiant prose.--\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn McManus's long awaited short story collection encompasses the geographic limits of America, from trailers hidden in deep Southern woods to an Arkansas ranch converted into an elephant refuge. His lost-soul characters reel precariously between common anxiety and drug-enhanced paranoia, sober reality and fearsome hallucination. These nine masterpieces of twisted humor and pathos re-establish McManus as one of the most bracing voices of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn McManus \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eBitter Milk \u003c\/i\u003eand the short story collections \u003ci\u003eBorn on a Train \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eStop Breakin Down\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by Picador. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Short Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford American\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarvard Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other places. He is the youngest-ever recipient of the Whiting Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn McManus is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eBitter Milk\u003c\/i\u003e and the short story collections \u003ci\u003eBorn on a Train\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStop Breakin Down\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by Picador. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003ePloughshares, Tin House, American Short Fiction, The Oxford American, The Literary Review, Harvard Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others. He is the youngest-ever recipient of the Whiting Award.\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 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700448694335,"sku":"9781941411100","price":19.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/09ef255ac640621a6635a0eb45ccb3e5.webp?v=1765016789","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/fox-tooth-heart-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}