{"product_id":"pillowstones-larry-francis-9780615892931","title":"Pillowstones","description":"\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!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Larry Francis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0615892930\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780615892931\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Time \u0026amp; Place Prize Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.57d","brand":"Larry Francis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48799377621247,"sku":"9780615892931","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pillowstones-larry-francis-9780615892931","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}