{"product_id":"about-above-around-50-prepositions-9781680034400","title":"About, Above, Around: 50 Prepositions","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of The 2024 George Garrett Fiction Prize, selected by Kaveh Akbar\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"We ought to say a feeling of and, a feeling of if, a feeling of but, and a feeling of by,\" William James writes. In \u003ci\u003eAbout, Above, Around, \u003c\/i\u003e fifty prepositions reveal the subtle syntax of our inner lives, offering a new yet ancient vocabulary for charting how feeling moves within and between and around us. Kaveh Akbar, selecting the collection for the George Garrett Prize, says: \"\u003ci\u003eAbout, Above, Around\u003c\/i\u003e is thrillingly ambitious and deliciously readable, a remarkable vortex of place and mind and spirit illuminating how our lives are shaped, and how we're held within them. Mayer has given us one of the most dexterous, impressive books I've read in ages.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Mayer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trp: The University Press of Shsu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.91h x 6.94w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781680034400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Mayer\u003c\/b\u003e's first book, \u003ci\u003eAerialists: Stories\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury 2019) was shortlisted for the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. His stories have been published in \u003ci\u003eAmerican Short Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Kenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGuernica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRiver Styx\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Iowa Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. He is an Assistant Professor of Fiction Writing at Skidmore College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Mark Mayer \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47897100419229,"sku":"9781680034400","price":27.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_16b352fb-a98f-4c85-84d6-9592559122c8.jpg?v=1778001909","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/about-above-around-50-prepositions-9781680034400","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}