{"product_id":"prayer-and-parable-paul-maliszewski-9781934200445","title":"Prayer and Parable: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"You want me to tell you what sets Maliszewski apart? The answer is probity. The answer also is decency. Here's another answer: modesty, tact, exactitude, pertinence, reverence, wit. All told, Maliszewski has all the graces, which is why I, in my old age, am renewed and schooled by him. Oh, and another thing: Paul Maliszewski takes no crap.\"--Gordon Lish\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a campground, a divorced father confronts a man he believes hurt his daughter. A devoted student traces a winding path through the snow, searching for the next most beautiful thing. Two brothers watch their father tinker lovingly with his homemade robots. In Paul Maliszewski's debut story collection, men and women struggle to do right. They argue. They think. They think again. They have odd dreams. Often they fail at being good, and yet, on occasion, they realize moments of true kindness. In language that is at once simple and supple, plain-spoken and arresting, these twenty-eight stories describe complete lives in sharp detail, lives we may recognize as not unlike our own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Maliszewski\u003c\/b\u003e has published essays in \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBookforum\u003c\/i\u003e, among other magazines. His stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne Story\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBOMB\u003c\/i\u003e and have been awarded two Pushcart Prizes. \u003ci\u003eFakers\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of essays, was published by The New Press in 2009. He lives in Washington, DC, with his wife and son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Maliszewski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1934200441\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781934200445\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fence Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/28\/2011","brand":"Paul Maliszewski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994349273343,"sku":"9781934200445","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0fc33069-52f9-4bc8-b6a7-918aab7d8fa8.jpg?v=1683329616","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/prayer-and-parable-paul-maliszewski-9781934200445","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}