{"product_id":"the-roy-stories-barry-gifford-9781609804978","title":"The Roy Stories","description":"Barry Gifford has been writing gritty, American tales for the past forty years. His novels, stories, poetry, and films have helped shape the American neo-noir genre. The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e says that he \"can sum up in a few words the cruelty, horror, and crushing banality that shape an entire life.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Andrei Codrescu calls Gifford \"a great comic realist,\" while Pedro Almodar likens him to the surrealist filmmaker Luis Buel, and Jonathan Lethem describes his style as \"William Faulkner by way of B-movie film noir, porn paperbacks, and Sun Records rockabilly.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Roy Stories\u003c\/i\u003e Gifford brings his signature style to a collection of tales following the character of Roy, who has made appearances in a number of Gifford's previous story collections. Roy lives a mystical kind of life, skinning crocodiles in Southern Florida at age nine in the 1940s and playing in the back alleys of Chicago in the 1950s. This deep-feeling boy observes every detail in his surroundings with a sense of dark humor and an openness that will clutch readers tightly by the heart and lead them on a historical journey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barry Gifford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 160980497X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609804978\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seven Stories Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.70w x 1.20d","brand":"Barry Gifford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075864785151,"sku":"9781609804978","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ecd9d24f-c8ac-4eba-8824-50200f74340b.jpg?v=1685461891","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-roy-stories-barry-gifford-9781609804978","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}