{"product_id":"the-tub-other-strange-jim-metzger-9780615833842","title":"The Tub \u0026 Other Strange Tales","description":"A blend of absurdist and traditional realist fiction, these twelve tales offer an extended meditation on suffering and the loss of meaning in our modern world - a world in which characters often find themselves subject to forces over which they have little control. In \"The Tub,\" for instance, a young community college instructor wakes to discover that his fate is tied to the fluctuating water level of a tub in his backyard. In \"The Target,\" nature suddenly turns against a quiet tax advisor, and the simple life he once enjoyed rapidly dissolves. In \"We Really Do Have a Hell of a Dean,\" an anthropology professor feels compelled to fly in cannibals, a woman who breastfeeds animals, and boys who snack on tarantulas to keep his students from texting during class. And in \"Goad's First Visit,\" God turns up in the form of a wildebeest to inform poor Irk that he will be the first of his creatures to receive a soul.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jim Metzger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0615833845\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780615833842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Red Salamander Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.24w x 0.31d","brand":"Jim Metzger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059419869439,"sku":"9780615833842","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_999aba41-f507-4163-9049-1ac3156126ee.jpg?v=1685058115","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-tub-other-strange-jim-metzger-9780615833842","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}