{"product_id":"patchwork-9781566897297","title":"Patchwork","description":"\u003cb\u003eTom Comitta returns with a novella that is at once a picaresque quest for a stolen snuffbox and a marvel of literary découpage, equal parts love story, old-fashioned thriller, and absurdist romp.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo whom does a story belong? Who is its author? What is an author? Does it matter? These questions and more populate the subversive and audacious \u003ci\u003ePatchwork\u003c\/i\u003e, a comical tragedy that highlights the connective tissue that joins stories to themselves as well as to the grand history of storytelling itself. Celebrating the tropes and clichés of classical novels while simultaneously forging them into an original narrative, \u003ci\u003ePatchwork\u003c\/i\u003e ultimately shows us that the stories produced by hundreds of writers past--celebrated or obscure, reverent or hilarious, factual or fantastical--may, in the hands of a master, become a single, seamless whole.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coffee House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781566897297\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Tom Comitta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51258277626037,"sku":"9781566897297","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e19ee5e0-d630-4dc1-aed6-35d3673a8ea0.jpg?v=1750814675","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/patchwork-9781566897297","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}