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Pulp and Paper by Rolnick, Josh

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Condition
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Seller Notes
“Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ...
Binding
Paperback
Weight
0 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
9781609380526
Publication Year
2011
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Book Title
Pulp and Paper
Book Series
Iowa Short Fiction Award Ser.
Author
Josh Rolnick
Publisher
University of Iowa Press
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Short Stories (Single Author)

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"I glanced out the window as my train pulled into the station and saw the girl who killed my son." So begins Josh Rolnick's powerful debut collection of eight stories, which utilizes a richly focused narrative style accenting the unavoidable tragedies of life while revealing the grace and dignity with which people learn to deal with them. The stories--four set in New Jersey and four in New York--span the wide geographic tapestry of the area and demonstrate the interconnectedness of both the neighboring states and the residents who inhabit them. In "Funnyboy," a grief-stricken Levi Stern struggles to come to terms with the banality of his son's accidental death at the hands of Missy Jones, high school cheerleader. In "Pulp and Paper," two neighbors, Gail Denny and Avery Mayberry, attempt to escape a toxic spill resulting from a train derailment when a moment of compassion alters both their futures forever. "Innkeeping" features a teenager's simmering resentment toward the burgeoning relationship between his widowed mother and a long-term hotel guest. "The Herald" introduces us to Dale, a devoted reporter on a small-town newspaper, desperately striving to break a big-time story to salvage his career and his ego. A teenager deals with the inconceivable results of his innocent act before an ice hockey game in "Big Lake." And in "The Carousel," a Coney Island carousel operator confronts the fading memories of a world that once overflowed with grandeur and promise. Throughout, Rolnick's characters search for a firm footing while wrestling with life's hardships, finding hope and redemption in the simple yet uncommon willingness to act. Pulp and Paper captures lightning in a bottle, excavating the smallest steps people take to move beyond grief, heartbreak, and failure--conjuring the subtle, fragile moments when people are not yet whole, but no longer quite as broken.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of Iowa Press
ISBN-10
1609380525
ISBN-13
9781609380526
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109191505

Product Key Features

Book Title
Pulp and Paper
Author
Josh Rolnick
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Short Stories (Single Author)
Publication Year
2011
Book Series
Iowa Short Fiction Award Ser.
Genre
Fiction

Dimensions

Item Length
9.2in.
Item Height
0.7in.
Item Width
5.5in.

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2011-925182
Lc Classification Number
Ps3618.O555p85 2011
Reviews
"Josh Rolnick is a wonderful observer and a beautiful storyteller. Each story in Pulp and Paper is a path to the hearts of Rolnick's characters, who, like you and me, strive to be their true, honest selves despite follies and weaknesses. A truly compassionate collection."-Yiyun Li, "Josh Rolnick's extraordinary stories suggest the author suffers from a strange anatomical condition: he clearly has a heart that's even larger than his oversized, electrified brain."--Nic Brown, author, Doubles and Floodmarkers,   "Josh Rolnick's extraordinary stories suggest the author suffers from a strange anatomical condition: he clearly has a heart that's even larger than his oversized, electrified brain."--Nic Brown, author, Doubles and Floodmarkers  ,   "Josh Rolnick's extraordinary stories suggest the author suffers from a strange anatomical condition: he clearly has a heart that's even larger than his oversized, electrified brain."-Nic Brown, author, Doubles and Floodmarkers  , "Josh Rolnick is a wonderful observer and a beautiful storyteller. Each story in Pulp and Paper is a path to the hearts of Rolnick's characters, who, like you and me, strive to be their true, honest selves despite follies and weaknesses. A truly compassionate collection."--Yiyun Li
Copyright Date
2011
Dewey Decimal
813.6
Dewey Edition
23
Number of Pages
192 Pages

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