{"product_id":"bloodshot-stories-9781944977108","title":"Bloodshot Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFIRST PLACE -- 2017 SUNSHOT BOOK AWARD FOR PROSE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLONGLISTED -- 2019 PEN\/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"You want it darker?\u003c\/strong\u003e Jeff P. Jones carries on in the trajectory that runs from Kafka through Philip K. Dick to Cormac McCarthy (with a sprinkling of John Barth thrown in). Whether inviting the reader to comb through the dank stacks of a Stalin archive, or sweat inside the soldered-closed cab of a post-apocalyptic dump truck, or become an atom splitting from the inside, or a single brain dispersing into the universe--\u003cstrong\u003ethese brilliantly researched and deeply imagined stories are never the expected. A stunning collection\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" -- Janet Burroway, author of \u003cem\u003eWriting Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (ninth edition)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"...the prose is beautiful, and there are no missteps in this powerful and impressive collection.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e -- Ron Hansen, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"...fantastic narratives that defy chronology and plant us firmly in a state of wonder.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e -- Kim Barnes, author of \u003cem\u003eIn the Kingdom of Men\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Jeff P. Jones writes with passion and wonderful intelligence...\u003cem\u003eBloodshot\u003c\/em\u003e is a brilliant collection.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e -- Margot Livesey, author of \u003cem\u003eMercury and \u003cem\u003eThe Flight of Gemma Hardy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e212 Pages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e13 Short Stories\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover Art by Martin Wittfooth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sunshot Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781944977108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d","brand":"Jeff P. Jones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44561494147253,"sku":"9781944977108","price":20.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b694f93d-4b24-4b5a-b312-488f1068fb1a.jpg?v=1723525776","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/bloodshot-stories-9781944977108","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}