{"product_id":"portraits-and-ashes-paperback","title":"Portraits and Ashes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Pistelli\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulia is an aspiring painter without money or direction, haunted by a strange family history. Mark is a successful architect who suddenly finds himself unemployed with a baby on the way. Alice is a well-known artist and museum curator disgraced when her last exhibit proved fatal. Running from their failures, this trio is drawn toward a strange new cult that seeks to obliterate the individual-and which may be the creation of a mysterious and dangerous avant-garde artist. John Pistelli unforgettably portrays three people desperate to lead meaningful lives as they confront the bizarre new institutions of a fraying America. A suspenseful and poetic novel in the visionary tradition of Don DeLillo, David Mitchell, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Jos  Saramago, PORTRAITS AND ASHES is a scorching picture of our troubled age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Pistelli was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and now lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he teaches literature, writing, and other humanities courses. He holds a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Minnesota, and his fiction, essays, and poetry have appeared a variety of literary journals. His novella The Ecstasy of Michaela was published by Valhalla Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 202\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 24, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42714924744767,"sku":"9781548351717","price":13.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/cfe4c73cd7b7aedb75864f4b12a4b96e.webp?v=1765069713","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/portraits-and-ashes-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}