{"product_id":"the-pinch-steve-stern-9781555977153","title":"The Pinch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dazzling, spellbinding novel set in a mythical Jewish community by the acclaimed author of the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Book of Mischief\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's the late 1960s. The Pinch, once a thriving Jewish community centered on North Main Street in Memphis, has been reduced to a single tenant. Lenny Sklarew awaits the draft by peddling drugs and shelving books--until he learns he is a character in a book about the rise and fall of this very Pinch. Muni Pinsker, who authored the book in an enchanted day containing years, arrived in the neighborhood at its height and was smitten by an alluring tightrope walker. Muni's own story is dovetailed by that of his uncle Pinchas Pin, whose epic journey to North Main Street forms the book's spine. Steve Stern interweaves these tales with an ingenious structure that merges past with present, and his wildly inventive fabulism surpasses everything he's done before. Together, these intersecting stories transform the real-world experience of Lenny, whose fate determines the future of the Pinch, in this brilliant, unforgettable novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Stern\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1555977154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555977153\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/20\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2015 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/16\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/19\/2015 pg. 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/26\/2015 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Best Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2015 pg. 39","brand":"Steve Stern","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48659473236223,"sku":"9781555977153","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-pinch-steve-stern-9781555977153","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}