{"product_id":"ghost-pains-9781913505844","title":"Ghost Pains","description":"With her novels \u003ci\u003eThe Exhibition of Persephone Q\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Visitors\u003c\/i\u003e, Jessi Jezewska Stevens has proven herself as our preeminent purveyor of comical, techno-millenarian unease. Now, with this first collection of her acclaimed short fiction--originally appearing in such venues as \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e--some of her very best work is at last readily available to readers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStevens's women throw disastrous parties in the post-party era, flirt through landscapes of terror and war, and find themselves unrecognizable after waking up with old flames in new cities. They navigate the labyrinths of history, love, and ethics in a fractured American present, seeing first-hand how history influences the ways in which we care for--or neglect--one another. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith each story exemplifying Stevens's ability to examine the big questions through the microscope of a shambolic human perspective, \u003ci\u003eGhost Pains\u003c\/i\u003e is a triumphant statement of purpose from one of our greatest young writer-thinkers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e And Other Stories\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913505844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 4.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/11\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jessi Jezewska Stevens","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43471243935925,"sku":"9781913505844","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_afc2442b-bf19-447e-adb5-09e80ce7d6f2.jpg?v=1704824711","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ghost-pains-9781913505844","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}