{"product_id":"pieces-for-the-left-hand-stories-paperback","title":"Pieces for the Left Hand: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. Robert Lennon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally available in the United States, a singular story collection that \u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e declared \"unsettlingly brilliant\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAstudent's suicide note is not what it seems. A high school football rivalry turns absurd--and deadly. A much-loved cat seems to have been a different animal all along. A pair of identical twins aren't identical at all--or even related. A man finds his own yellowed birth announcement inside a bureau bought at auction. Set in a small upstate New York town, told in a conversational style, \u003ci\u003ePieces for the Left Hand \u003c\/i\u003eis a stream of a hundred anecdotes, none much longer than a page. At once funny, bizarre, familiar, and disturbing, these deceptively straightforward tales nevertheless shock and amaze through uncanny coincidence, tragic misunderstanding, strange occurrence, or sudden insight. Unposted letters, unexpected visitors, false memories--in J. Robert Lennon's vision of America, these are the things that decide our fate. Wry and deadpan, powerful and philosophical, these addictive little tales reveal the everyday world as a strange and eerie place.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. Robert Lennon\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of five novels, including Mailman and \u003ci\u003eThe Light of Falling Stars\u003c\/i\u003e. His stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Ithaca, New York, with his wife and two sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 6.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42714834370623,"sku":"9781555975234","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ce73713704abbfc61ed621d26ecd4f81.webp?v=1765069394","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/pieces-for-the-left-hand-stories-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}