{"product_id":"whiteout-conditions-paperback","title":"Whiteout Conditions - 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\u003eTariq Shah\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnt is back in Chicago for a funeral, and he typically enjoys funerals. Since most of his family has passed away, he finds himself strangely attracted to their endearing qualities: the hyperbolic language, the stoner altar boy, seeing friends in suits for the first time. That is, until the tragic death of Ray -- Ant's childhood friend, Vince's teenage cousin. Ray was the younger third-wheel that Ant and Vince were stuck babysitting while in high school, and his sudden death makes national news. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the depths of a brutal Midwest winter, Ant rides with Vince through the falling snow to Ray's funeral, an event that has been accruing a sense of consequence. With a poet's sensibility, Shah navigates the murky responsibilities of adulthood, grief, toxic masculinity, and the tragedy of revenge in this haunting Midwestern noir.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTariq Shah\u003c\/b\u003e, born and raised in Illinois, writes fiction and poetry, and has work appearing or forthcoming in \u003ci\u003eJubilat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHeavy Feather Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNo, Dear Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eANMLY (fka Drunken Boat)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGravel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlazeVox\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. From 2007-2009, he served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mozambique, and he holds an MFA in Creative Writing from St. Joseph's College in Brooklyn, where he now teaches. His chapbook, \u003ci\u003eheart assist device\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist for the 2019 no, dear\/small anchor press chapbook series. \u003ci\u003eWhiteout Conditions\u003c\/i\u003e is his first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 114\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47249731977465,"sku":"9781937512910","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/vXxnkgkmeL9781937512910.webp?v=1768649179","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/whiteout-conditions-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}