{"product_id":"i-96-short-stories-paperback","title":"I-96: Short Stories - 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\u003eJudith Roof\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike cars snaking down the interstate, Judith Roof's \u003ci\u003eI-96\u003c\/i\u003e offers a contemporary collection of singular yet connected short stories fueled by America's lifeblood: individualism and gasoline. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRoof's incendiary wit and sly commentary poke at the \"-isms\" driving our collective road rage . . . regional and political stereotypes, gender and sexual anxieties, parenting and policing, anti-intellectualism and aging, and the being and nothingness that comprise the human condition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the vein of Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Franz Kafka, Jean Shepherd, and others, just when the protagonists let off the gas, a twist in the route sparks chaos and collision, with others as well as ourselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI-96\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds traditional literary maps to travel new paths - trapping its characters and readers alike in moving vehicles on this never-ending highway - ever isolated but also refusing the share the road.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48743113359609,"sku":"9781949512328","price":21.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/gbCCuvNptC9781949512328.webp?v=1785584537","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/i-96-short-stories-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}