{"product_id":"blues-and-trouble-twelve-stories-9781496841926","title":"Blues and Trouble: Twelve Stories","description":"Exploring the diverse landscape of American life, the stories in \u003ci\u003eBlues and Trouble: Twelve Stories\u003c\/i\u003e capture the lives of people caught between circumstance and their own natures or on the run from fate, from a Jewish couple encountering a dealer in Nazi memorabilia to the troubled family of a Gulf Coast fisherman awaiting a hurricane. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tom Piazza's debut short story collection, originally published in 1996, heralded the arrival of a startlingly original and vital presence in American fiction and letters. Set in Memphis, New Orleans, Florida, Texas, New York City, and elsewhere, the stories echo voices from Ernest Hemingway to Robert Johnson in their sharp eye for detail and their emotional impact. New to this volume is an introduction written by the author. Drawing themes, forms, and stylistic approaches from blues and country music, these stories present a tough, haunting vision of a landscape where the social and spiritual ground shifts constantly underfoot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496841926\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.38d","brand":"Tom Piazza","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42342689603765,"sku":"9781496841926","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8c7df541-5098-4db3-8608-f90f5567909a.jpg?v=1661262718","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/blues-and-trouble-twelve-stories-9781496841926","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}