{"product_id":"san-diego-stories-franzois-bereaud-9798316276554","title":"San Diego Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSan Diego Stories \u003c\/i\u003eand François Bereaud\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"These stories teem with grit and yearning. The reader immediately takes a deep dive into the lush textures of the city, along the way uncovering overlapping coincidences of relationship and disconnection. Bereaud's \u003ci\u003eSan Diego Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a love letter to a place and a sharp-eyed view of its richly diverse inhabitants.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-Lynn C. Miller, author most recently of the story collection \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Archive\u003c\/i\u003e and the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Unmasking\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"San Diego is to François Bereaud what New York is to Paul Auster. The 12 stories and novella in the collection paint the cityscape with vivid existential realism through the eyes of characters navigating modern life amidst timeless constraints. Bereaud has a knack for slipping into the skin of his characters-teens, adults, men, women, straight, queer, natives, immigrants-all with effortless credibility. His are flawed but good people carrying their share of love, loss, guilt, solitude and want with resigned consent through the odysseys of their lives. Armed with Hemingway's economy, Bukowski's thrill, Carver's calm and his own humane depth, François Bereaud has penned some of the finest contemporary American stories and is thumping \"gently, but persistently\" against the gates of American short fiction.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-Ankit Raj Ojha, author of \u003ci\u003ePinpricks: poems\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Hooghly Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Diego Stories\u003c\/i\u003e exposes the pale, soft underbelly of a tan and glistening vacation city. Perceptive and sensitive stories about people rarely heard, finding a way to survive. Bereaud's writing is fearless and empathetic, a dynamic combination. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-Meagan Lucas, author of the award winning novel, \u003ci\u003eSongbirds and Stray Dogs, \u003c\/i\u003e the Anthony nominated collection, \u003ci\u003eHere in the Dark, \u003c\/i\u003eand Editor in Chief of \u003ci\u003eReckon Review.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The tales in Francois Bereaud's \u003ci\u003eSan Diego Stories\u003c\/i\u003e are fast, dark, and gritty, sure, but also touching and wildly entertaining. Short fiction should punch, and there's plenty of punching here. Great openings and tight dialogue, too. This is a hell of a debut, and Bereaud is one to watch.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-Gabino Iglesias, award winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Devil Takes You Home\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHouse of Bone and Rain\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e horror columnist \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"On the wings of these awesome pages, I flew to San Diego, but not only that. I smelled the air, I felt the heat, most of all, I met unforgettable characters who were both interesting and flawed enough to haunt me long after reading.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-Ibrahim Babátúndé Ibrahim, winner, 2022 Quramo Writer's Prize \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCowboy Jamboree Press\u003cbr\u003egood grit lit.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e François Bereaud\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798316276554\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.58d","brand":"François Bereaud","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48066490761471,"sku":"9798316276554","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e3bf31b6-b652-4505-878c-d7b452461405.jpg?v=1768678771","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/san-diego-stories-franzois-bereaud-9798316276554","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}