{"product_id":"the-bruise-magdalena-zurawski-9781573661447","title":"The Bruise","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of Ronald Sukenick Prize for Innovative Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Bruise\u003c\/i\u003e is a prize-winning novel of imperative voice and raw sensation. In the sterile dormitories and on the quiet winter greens of an American university, a young woman named M-- deals with the repercussions of a strange encounter with an angel, one that has left a large bruise on her forehead. Was the event real or imagined? The bruise does not disappear, forcing M-- to confront her own existential fears and her wavering desire to tell the story of her imagination. As a writer, M-- is breathless, desperate, and obsessive, questioning the mutations and directions of her words while writing with fevered immediacy. Using rhythmic language, suffused with allusions to literature and art, Magdalena Zurawski recasts the bildungsroman as a vibrant and moving form. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Magdalena Zurawski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1573661449\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781573661447\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e FC2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 4.96w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Lambda Literary Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2009","brand":"Magdalena Zurawski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48088579539199,"sku":"9781573661447","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ce7a95b8-92cc-471f-aa16-1f2ef8ab3369.jpg?v=1769105557","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-bruise-magdalena-zurawski-9781573661447","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}