{"product_id":"the-impossible-shore-a-story-cycle-paperback","title":"The Impossible Shore: A Story Cycle - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarc Porter Zasada\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDay by day, century by century, the past cries out to the future: \"Do not set aside my beauty, my desires, and my carefully-constructed truths, even as you try to take my precious child to some impossible shore.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e- from the Prologue. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of the Best 100 Indie Books of 2021 by Kirkus Reviews!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Grand visions...the stories are capacious and sweeping... pitch-perfect\u003c\/b\u003e...\u003cb\u003eZasada's yarns captivate.\"\u003c\/b\u003e-Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"...Closely linked short stories that form a whole far greater than the sum of their parts. Each layer of The Impossible Shore draws the reader deeper than the one before.\u003cb\u003e An extraordinary, intricately crafted work of literature, \u003c\/b\u003e The Impossible Shore is highly recommended.\"-Midwest Book Review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this Story Cycle of closely linked and exquisitely wrought tales, entire philosophical systems arise and fall along with the characters. A man in Central Park envisions a daunting, snow-capped mountain rising up in place of The Dakota. A rock star dreams of Heaven and Hell. A minor Pakistani official tries to imagine The West. A successful CFO tries to pass his fortune to a sailor. An unprepared heir explores the deepest possibilities of \"more.\" A college professor speaks with the dead. Lovers move first into, and then out of worlds they create together. Again and again, as we move closer to The Impossible Shore, the unreachable comes almost within our grasp. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe song \"Stop Asking\" by Josh Silvera, was based on The Productions of Time, one of the key works in the cycle. See www.impossibleshore.com \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuthor Marc Porter Zasada is perhaps best known for his six years of \"Urban Man\" commentaries on NPR station KCRW in Los Angeles, but he has had many careers: newspaper editor, book editor, theatre and classical music reviewer, essayist, and high-tech marketing executive at leading global companies. His articles and stories have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, the Antioch Review, The Florida Review, Big Fiction, \u003c\/i\u003e and many other venues. Marc was one of seven founding members of the Bay Area Book Awards. He now makes his home in Southern California. The Impossible Shore is his first full-length work of fiction. Learn more at \u003ci\u003ewww.impossibleshore.com\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43157585035327,"sku":"9780578885858","price":22.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/t2KkRm0GAG9780578885858.webp?v=1776982543","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-impossible-shore-a-story-cycle-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}