{"product_id":"tales-of-accidental-genius-stories-9780062408976","title":"Tales of Accidental Genius: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"She believed it was a gift to never truly know the self. We are not who we think we are, nor how others see us. Long before death, we die a thousand times at the hands of a definition.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA master storyteller's vision reawakens us to the human experience in this diverse, haunting, and unexpectedly humorous new collection of short fiction from Simon Van Booy--his first since \u003cem\u003eLove Begins in Winter, \u003c\/em\u003ewinner of the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his first book of short stories since \u003cem\u003eLove Begins in Winter\u003c\/em\u003e, for which he won the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award), bestselling author Simon Van Booy offers a collection of stories highlighting how human genius can emerge through acts of compassion. Through characters including an eccentric film director, an aging Cockney bodyguard, the teenage child of Nigerian immigrants, a divorced amateur magician from New Jersey, and a Beijing street vendor who becomes an overnight billionaire, \u003cem\u003eTales of Accidental Genius \u003c\/em\u003econtemplates individuals from different cultures, races--rich and poor, young and old--and reveals how faith and yearning for connection helps us all transcend darkness of fear and misfortune.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062408976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon Van Booy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43433798631605,"sku":"9780062408976","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ba21e0af-717c-4eb6-9db2-8639ad738061.jpg?v=1703569380","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/tales-of-accidental-genius-stories-9780062408976","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}