{"product_id":"pillowstones-paperback","title":"Pillowstones - 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\u003eLarry Francis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of \u003cb\u003eAn Anthropology of Anonymity\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eHeteronymous Bosh\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eHalves \u003c\/b\u003ecome two twisted tales of hope, humor, and love. \u003cb\u003ePillowstones\u003c\/b\u003e dissects comedy and death in dazzling new stories of literary fiction from novelist Larry Francis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGetting to the Punchline\u003c\/i\u003e lampoons all in its path - including joke-telling itself - as it multifariously chronicles Barry Doblin's ill-fated return to his much-altered hometown. Along the way, between the lines, this allusive tale satirizes politics, religion, family, beauty and more. James Joyce and Ludwig Wittgenstein are particularly prominent targets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Behind every gag, on every hilarious page, emerges the truth of implausible aspiration.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLife and love and loss predominate \u003ci\u003eJack and the Box\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eas we track a one-named stranger through a series of enchanted adventures while he tries to right a wrong in an absurd city in which the past is banned.\u003cp\u003e\"The two self-contained stories in \u003cb\u003ePillowstones\u003c\/b\u003e share a time-honored literary bloodline - both are cautionary tales of doomed salvific missions.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\"A modern myth is born!\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In his latest, Francis has gifted two near-perfect fables to help us through our turbulent times. They give one great and entertaining hope for the future.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Bedtimes stories for grownups!\"\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 252\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 29, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48716949258489,"sku":"9780615892931","price":20.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/PrGmMLl3pP9780615892931.webp?v=1785075904","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/pillowstones-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}