{"product_id":"9780743270472","title":"Music Through the Floor : Stories","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eMusic Through the Floor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Eric Puchner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes a new story, \"Body Language\"!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Now in paperback, Eric Puchner's celebrated debut collection, a finalist for the New York Public Library's Young Lions Fiction Award, established him as one of our most brilliant and promising new literary voices. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Writing from an impressive range of perspectives -- men and women, children and adults, immigrants and tourists -- Puchner deftly exposes the dark, tender undersides of his characters with arresting beauty and precision. Here are people fumbling for identity in a dehumanizing world, captured in moments that are hilarious, shocking, and transcendent, sometimes all at once. Unfailingly true, surprisingly moving, and impossible to forget, these stories make up an extraordinary and strikingly original collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"Riveting...In this melodious collection, Puchner proves to be uncannily in tune with the heartbreak and absurdity of domestic life.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An awe-inspiring debut that introduces readers to Puchner's great strength: the ability to chronicle the oddest of behaviors with a humane, unsparing voice.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Stories with style, heft, and real endings...Puchner puts the story back in short story.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is the most auspicious debut of a short story collection that I have encountered in years....If there is any justice left in the world, this book will be widely read and celebrated.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e -- Charles Baxter, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Feast of Love\u003c\/i\u003e and S\u003ci\u003eaul and Patsy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780743270472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40589969883342,"sku":"9780743270472","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_999a5d13-4fe3-48b5-9340-6c54e98e9bae.jpg?v=1637728268","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780743270472","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}