{"product_id":"thirst-ken-kalfus-9781571310811","title":"Thirst","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis acclaimed short story collection \"veers between whimsical postmodern playfulness and a darker realism [with] sophisticated comic flare\" (\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDistinguished by black comedy and an international perspective, Ken Kalfus' stories demonstrate the author's chameleon-like ability to change mode, manner, and voice. They often concern the abrupt dislocation of people bumping into different cultures, be they real, hallucinated, dreamed, or desired.\u003c\/p\u003eKalfus' characters -- which include an endless line of refugees fleeing Sarajevo with no particular destination; an Irish \u003cem\u003eau pair\u003c\/em\u003e plagued by her own psychosexual fears in a Paris science museum; and an entirely fictitious baseball league -- are constantly thumping their heads against a shifting reality. These sympathetic portraits of human beings caught in the tectonic cultural shifts that disrupt our lives are frequently hilarious, consistently touching, and powerfully creative.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A book for people who piss and moan about the unpromising future of American fiction.\" --David Foster Wallace\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ken Kalfus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1571310819\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781571310811\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Milkweed Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.50d","brand":"Ken Kalfus","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44079820603647,"sku":"9781571310811","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7345ae78-d558-434d-87a9-9dba08114ce5.jpg?v=1685483335","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thirst-ken-kalfus-9781571310811","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}