{"product_id":"leisures-edge-short-stories-9781069682901","title":"Leisure's Edge: short stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt's weird. It's dark, and it is weird.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world is under a microscope in \u003cstrong\u003eLeisure's Edge\u003c\/strong\u003e, a collection of surrealist short stories that interweave elements of parable, modern koan, cyclical nightmare and Vanaprastha.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring themes of self-importance, statistical probability, agoraphobia, legacy, cannibalism, infinity, mathematics, and the hypnotic lure of the permanence of art, the collection employs humour, not as a mere device, but as a weapon against itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeisure's Edge\u003c\/strong\u003e holds up a mirror to society so that it may stare back and splash cold water in its own face. The stories have complexity and depth, they are thought-provoking with innovative literary structures yet wholly readable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work will resonate with admirers of José Saramago, Donald Barthelme, Jorge Luis Borges, and Dostoyevsky's The Crocodile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pesky Artworks Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781069682901\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.55d","brand":"David Ryan Popescu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52472900812981,"sku":"9781069682901","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_97431f2f-f46a-4ebf-8762-23650ce55ed7.jpg?v=1777444702","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/leisures-edge-short-stories-9781069682901","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}