{"product_id":"things-that-fall-from-the-sky-paperback-1","title":"Things that Fall from the Sky - 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\u003eKevin Brockmeier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeaving together loss and anxiety with fantastic elements and literary sleight-of-hand, Kevin Brockmeier's richly imagined \u003cb\u003eThings That Fall from the Sky\u003c\/b\u003e views the nagging realities of the world through a hopeful lens. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the deftly told \"These Hands,\" a man named Lewis recounts his time babysitting a young girl and his inconsolable sense of loss after she is wrenched away. In \"Apples,\" a boy comes to terms with the complex world of adults, his first pangs of love, and the bizarre death of his Bible coach. \"The Jesus Stories\" examines a people trying to accelerate the Second Coming by telling the story of Christ in every possible way. And in the O. Henry Award winning \"The Ceiling,\" a man's marriage begins to disintegrate after the sky starts slowly descending. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAchingly beautiful and deceptively simple, \u003cb\u003eThings That Fall from the Sky\u003c\/b\u003e defies gravity as one of the most original story collections seen in recent years.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeaving together loss and anxiety with fantastic elements and literary sleight-of-hand, Kevin Brockmeier's richly imagined Things That Fall from the Sky views the nagging realities of the world through a hopeful lens. \u003cbr\u003eIn the deftly told \"These Hands,\" a man named Lewis recounts his time babysitting a young girl and his inconsolable sense of loss after she is wrenched away. In \"Apples,\" a boy comes to terms with the complex world of adults, his first pangs of love, and the bizarre death of his Bible coach. \"The Jesus Stories\" examines a people trying to accelerate the Second Coming by telling the story of Christ in every possible way. And in the O. Henry Award winning \"The Ceiling,\" a man's marriage begins to disintegrate after the sky starts slowly descending. \u003cbr\u003eAchingly beautiful and deceptively simple, Things That Fall from the Sky defies gravity as one of the most original story collections seen in recent years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKevin Brockmeier is the author of \u003cb\u003eThe Truth About Celia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand a children's book, \u003cb\u003eCity of Names\u003c\/b\u003e. He has published stories in \u003ci\u003eThe Georgia Review, The Carolina Quarterly, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's, \u003c\/i\u003e and his story \"Space\" from \u003cb\u003eThings That Fall from the Sky\u003c\/b\u003e has been selected for \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. He has received the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e's Nelson Algren Award, an Italo Calvino Short Fiction Award, a James Michener-Paul Engle Fellowship, two O'Henry Awards (one, a first prize), and most recently, a NEA grant. He lives in Little Rock, Arkansas.\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 0.59 x 8.32 x 4.84 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 08, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47256752652537,"sku":"9780375727696","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/DLBcCMzZ59780375727696_eb7b1c74-352e-4b03-97ef-7f718d1724b5.webp?v=1768738536","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/things-that-fall-from-the-sky-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}