{"product_id":"the-miniature-wife-and-other-stories-9781594632273","title":"The Miniature Wife: and Other Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe inspiration for the Peacock series starring Matthew MacFadyen and Elizabeth Banks \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the tradition of George Saunders and Aimee Bender, an exuberantly imagined debut that chronicles an ordinary world marked by unusual phenomena.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe eighteen stories of Manuel Gonzales's exhilarating first book render the fantastic commonplace and the ordinary extraordinary, in prose that thrums with energy and shimmers with beauty. In \"The Artist's Voice\" we meet one of the world's foremost composers, a man who speaks through his ears. A hijacked plane circles a city for twenty years in \"Pilot, Copilot, Writer.\" Sound can kill in \"The Sounds of Early Morning.\" And, in the title story, a man is at war with the wife he accidentally shrank. For these characters, the phenomenal isn't necessarily special--but it's often dangerous. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn slightly fantastical settings, Gonzales illustrates very real guilt over small and large marital missteps, the intense desire for the reinvention of self, and the powerful urges we feel to defend and provide for the people we love. With wit and insight, these stories subvert our expectations and challenge us to look at our surroundings with fresh eyes. Brilliantly conceived, strikingly original, and told with the narrative instinct of a born storyteller, \u003ci\u003eThe Miniature Wife \u003c\/i\u003eis an unforgettable debut.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Manuel Gonzales\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.24h x 6.20w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781594632273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/09\/2014 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eManuel Gonzales is a graduate of the Columbia University graduate creative writing program. He has published fiction and nonfiction in \u003ci\u003eOpen City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's Quarterly Concern\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife and two children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Manuel Gonzales \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47809151631517,"sku":"9781594632273","price":42.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_c6e3700b-2965-47d6-ba40-258f2d2e2cd3.jpg?v=1775557301","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-miniature-wife-and-other-stories-9781594632273","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}