{"product_id":"out-of-the-alley-and-mark-e-koltko-rivera-9780615619064","title":"Out of the Alley and Other Stories [B\u0026W illus.]","description":"There is, beneath the surface of our lives, a greater significance, even hints of a greater reality. Some call this idea illumination; others, illusion. This is the world in which the stories of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOut of the Alley and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e are placed. Here the reader will find tales of deep despair and brilliant hope--but not always in the same story. Most of these stories take place in Manhattan, a place of chaotic energy, both creative and destructive. One character explores grimy alleys full of the discarded pieces of two lives. Elsewhere, a tortured man in crisis recreates the Tabernacle built by Moses out of abandoned furniture and bed sheets. A penny-ante cryptographer despairs of losing his sight in Bellevue Hospital, while an advertising executive receives advice in Central Park from a gondolier who may not be entirely real. Delinquent fathers, performance artists, punk rockers, ritual magicians, and living gods: these are some of the characters in this debut collection of nine short stories by Mark Koltko-Rivera. Each story is illustrated in black and white, * and the collection begins with maps showing locations mentioned in the stories. Several of these stories have appeared in online literary magazines. The stories include: . \"Spiritual Practice\" . \"The Cryptographer\" . \"Out of the Alley\" . \"Art Form\" . \"The Gondolier of Bethesda Landing\" . \"The Death of Mozart\" . \"The Blueprints\" . \"The Lines\" . \"The Most Holy Place\" *An edition of this book with full-color illustrations is also available.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark E. Koltko-Rivera\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0615619061\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780615619064\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e LVX Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/10\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.23d","brand":"Mark E. Koltko-Rivera","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48742287147263,"sku":"9780615619064","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/out-of-the-alley-and-mark-e-koltko-rivera-9780615619064","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}