{"product_id":"fitting-ends-paperback-1","title":"Fitting Ends - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDan Chaon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFitting Ends\u003c\/b\u003e is the first collection of fiction by the acclaimed author of the National Book Award finalist \u003ci\u003eAmong the Missing\u003c\/i\u003e and now appears in this newly revised edition with two never before collected stories. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten before \u003ci\u003eAmong the Missing\u003c\/i\u003e and originally published by Northwestern University Press, \u003cb\u003eFitting Ends\u003c\/b\u003e features thirteen stories detailing the almost panicked angst of the American generation now approaching thirty. Struggling with gaps between youthful expectations and adult experiences, these characters long for understanding and acceptance--but are thwarted by failed love, family disruptions, numbing work, and sexual confusion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChaon is one of the most promising new voices in fiction, and this re-issued collection offers further evidence of his unique talent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The best of these stories . . . possess a rare, disorienting force. When you look up from them, the quality of light seems a little different. It's a reminder to those of us who have almost forgotten what literature can sometimes do.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Boston Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The most honest, observant and timely book written this year about the American generation now approaching thirty . . . Chaon speaks with clarity of feeling, and more than a little oddball wit, about the lives of those left behind the demographic curve of America--men and woman with pointless jobs, doughy faces, soured relationships, bad credit. . . . Each story pulls you into its subtle emotional vortex, largely because of Chaon's knack for simple but poignant detail.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e--New York Newsday \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Remarkable . . . Each story is a marvel of complexity, dense with meaning and nuance. . . . Very few first works are as solid, moving, and pitch-perfect as Chaon's.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Cleveland Plain Dealer\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" AN] OFTEN PERCEPTIVE, LUCID VOICE.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFitting Ends is the first collection of fiction by the acclaimed author of the National Book Award finalist \"Among the Missing and now appears in this newly revised edition with two never before collected stories. \u003cbr\u003eWritten before \"Among the Missing and originally published by Northwestern University Press, Fitting Ends features thirteen stories detailing the almost panicked angst of the American generation now approaching thirty. Struggling with gaps between youthful expectations and adult experiences, these characters long for understanding and acceptance--but are thwarted by failed love, family disruptions, numbing work, and sexual confusion. \u003cbr\u003eChaon is one of the most promising new voices in fiction, and this re-issued collection offers further evidence of his unique talent. \u003cbr\u003e\"The best of these stories . . . possess a rare, disorienting force. When you look up from them, the quality of light seems a little different. It's a reminder to those of us who have almost forgotten what literature can sometimes do.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"--Boston Book Review \u003cbr\u003e\"The most honest, observant and timely book written this year about the American generation now approaching thirty . . . Chaon speaks with clarity of feeling, and more than a little oddball wit, about the lives of those left behind the demographic curve of America--men and woman with pointless jobs, doughy faces, soured relationships, bad credit. . . . Each story pulls you into its subtle emotional vortex, largely because of Chaon's knack for simple but poignant detail.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"--New York Newsday \u003cbr\u003e\"Remarkable . . . Each story is a marvel of complexity, dense with meaning and nuance. . . . Very few first works are as solid, moving, andpitch-perfect as Chaon's.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"--The Cleveland Plain Dealer \u003cbr\u003e\"[AN] OFTEN PERCEPTIVE, LUCID VOICE.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"--The New York Times Book Review \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Chaon\u003c\/b\u003e is the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eAmong the Missing, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was a finalist for the National Book Award; \u003ci\u003eYou Remind Me of Me, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was named one of the best books of the year by \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Entertainment Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003eamong other publications; \u003ci\u003eAwait Your Reply, \u003c\/i\u003e which was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book and appeared on more than a dozen best-of-the-year lists; \u003ci\u003eStay Awake; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eIll Will\u003c\/i\u003e. Chaon has been a finalist for the National Magazine Award in Fiction, and he was the recipient of the 2006 Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio, and teaches at Oberlin College, where he is the Pauline M. Delaney Professor of Creative Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.21 x 5.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47261841293561,"sku":"9780345449092","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/p8MOtNzBT29780345449092_fb52a164-203a-4832-abd9-b04f38b8bd46.webp?v=1768803023","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/fitting-ends-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}