

Hero image 0 of Mexico : Stories (Hardcover), 0 of 1
Mexico : Stories (Hardcover)
(No ratings yet)
Key item features
The unforgettable characters in Josh Barkan’s astonishing and beautiful story collection—chef, architect, nurse, high school teacher, painter, beauty queen, classical bass player, plastic surgeon, businessman, mime—are simply trying to lead their lives and steer clear of violence. Yet, inevitably, crime has a way of intruding on their lives all the same. A surgeon finds himself forced into performing a risky procedure on a narco killer. A teacher struggles to protect lovestruck students whose forbidden romance has put them in mortal peril. A painter’s freewheeling ways land him in the back of a kidnapper’s car. Again and again, the walls between “ordinary life” and cartel violence are shown to be paper thin, and when they collapse the consequences are life-changing.
These are stories about transformation and danger, passion and heartbreak, terror and triumph. They are funny, deeply moving, and stunningly well-crafted, and they tap into the most universal and enduring human experiences: love even in the face of danger and loss, the struggle to grow and keep faith amidst hardship and conflict, and the pursuit of authenticity and courage over apathy and oppression. With unflinching honesty and exquisite tenderness, Josh Barkan masterfully introduces us to characters that are full of life, marking the arrival of a new and essential voice in American fiction.
These are stories about transformation and danger, passion and heartbreak, terror and triumph. They are funny, deeply moving, and stunningly well-crafted, and they tap into the most universal and enduring human experiences: love even in the face of danger and loss, the struggle to grow and keep faith amidst hardship and conflict, and the pursuit of authenticity and courage over apathy and oppression. With unflinching honesty and exquisite tenderness, Josh Barkan masterfully introduces us to characters that are full of life, marking the arrival of a new and essential voice in American fiction.
Specs
- Book formatHardcover
- Fiction/nonfictionFiction
- GenreLiterature & Fiction
- Publication dateJanuary, 2017
- Pages256
- Reading levelGeneral (US: Trade)
Current price is USD$20.79
Price when purchased online
- Free shipping
Free 30-day returns
How do you want your item?
Columbus, 43215
Arrives between Apr 29 - May 1
|Sold and shipped by BooksXpress
3.9736680955297 stars out of 5, based on 3266 seller reviews(4.0)3266 seller reviews
Free 30-day returns - in store or online
Other sellers
$25.35
+Free shippingShipping, arrives by Tue, Apr 28 to Columbus, 43215
Sold and shipped by RAREWAVES-USA
Free 30-day returns
About this item
Product details
The unforgettable characters in Josh Barkan's astonishing and beautiful story collection--chef, architect, nurse, high school teacher, painter, beauty queen, classical bass player, plastic surgeon, businessman, mime--are simply trying to lead their lives and steer clear of violence. Yet, inevitably, crime has a way of intruding on their lives all the same. A surgeon finds himself forced into performing a risky procedure on a narco killer. A teacher struggles to protect lovestruck students whose forbidden romance has put them in mortal peril. A painter's freewheeling ways land him in the back of a kidnapper's car. Again and again, the walls between "ordinary life" and cartel violence are shown to be paper thin, and when they collapse the consequences are life-changing. These are stories about transformation and danger, passion and heartbreak, terror and triumph. They are funny, deeply moving, and stunningly well-crafted, and they tap into the most universal and enduring human experiences: love even in the face of danger and loss, the struggle to grow and keep faith amidst hardship and conflict, and the pursuit of authenticity and courage over apathy and oppression. With unflinching honesty and exquisite tenderness, Josh Barkan masterfully introduces us to characters that are full of life, marking the arrival of a new and essential voice in American fiction.
The unforgettable characters in Josh Barkan’s astonishing and beautiful story collection—chef, architect, nurse, high school teacher, painter, beauty queen, classical bass player, plastic surgeon, businessman, mime—are simply trying to lead their lives and steer clear of violence. Yet, inevitably, crime has a way of intruding on their lives all the same. A surgeon finds himself forced into performing a risky procedure on a narco killer. A teacher struggles to protect lovestruck students whose forbidden romance has put them in mortal peril. A painter’s freewheeling ways land him in the back of a kidnapper’s car. Again and again, the walls between “ordinary life” and cartel violence are shown to be paper thin, and when they collapse the consequences are life-changing.
These are stories about transformation and danger, passion and heartbreak, terror and triumph. They are funny, deeply moving, and stunningly well-crafted, and they tap into the most universal and enduring human experiences: love even in the face of danger and loss, the struggle to grow and keep faith amidst hardship and conflict, and the pursuit of authenticity and courage over apathy and oppression. With unflinching honesty and exquisite tenderness, Josh Barkan masterfully introduces us to characters that are full of life, marking the arrival of a new and essential voice in American fiction.
These are stories about transformation and danger, passion and heartbreak, terror and triumph. They are funny, deeply moving, and stunningly well-crafted, and they tap into the most universal and enduring human experiences: love even in the face of danger and loss, the struggle to grow and keep faith amidst hardship and conflict, and the pursuit of authenticity and courage over apathy and oppression. With unflinching honesty and exquisite tenderness, Josh Barkan masterfully introduces us to characters that are full of life, marking the arrival of a new and essential voice in American fiction.
info:
We aim to show you accurate product information. Manufacturers, suppliers and others provide what you see here, and we have not verified it.
Specifications
Book format
Hardcover
Fiction/nonfiction
Fiction
Genre
Literature & Fiction
Publication date
January, 2017
Warranty
Warranty information
Please be aware that the warranty terms on items offered for sale by third party Marketplace sellers may differ from those displayed in this section (if any). To confirm warranty terms on an item offered for sale by a third party Marketplace seller, please use the 'Contact seller' feature on the third party Marketplace seller's information page and request the item's warranty terms prior to purchase.
Similar items you might like
Based on what customers bought
Best seller The Book of Bill (Hardcover) $11.04
Best seller
2 optionsAvailable in additional 2 options$1104current price $11.04The Book of Bill (Hardcover)
2284.7 out of 5 Stars. 228 reviewsIntemperance, (Hardcover) $18.29
$1829current price $18.29Intemperance, (Hardcover)
Pre-Owned The Thirteenth Tale (Hardcover) 0752875736 9780752875736 $6.78
2 optionsAvailable in additional 2 options$678current price $6.78Pre-Owned The Thirteenth Tale (Hardcover) 0752875736 9780752875736
5044.2 out of 5 Stars. 504 reviewsLiterature in Translation The Last of Its Kind, (Paperback) $14.30
$1430current price $14.30Literature in Translation The Last of Its Kind, (Paperback)
Pre-Owned Something to Look Forward to: Fictions (Hardcover) 0593734416 9780593734414 $16.66 Was $19.70
$1666current price $16.66, Was $19.70$19.70Pre-Owned Something to Look Forward to: Fictions (Hardcover) 0593734416 9780593734414
Best seller A Mind of Her Own: A Novel (Paperback) $5.76 Was $8.85
Best seller
$576current price $5.76, Was $8.85$8.85A Mind of Her Own: A Novel (Paperback)
45 out of 5 Stars. 4 reviewsThe Story of the Forest, (Paperback) $17.06
$1706current price $17.06The Story of the Forest, (Paperback)
Pre-Owned There But For The: A Novel (Hardcover) 0375424091 9780375424090 $7.85 Was $9.12
$785current price $7.85, Was $9.12$9.12Pre-Owned There But For The: A Novel (Hardcover) 0375424091 9780375424090
383.7 out of 5 Stars. 38 reviewsPre-Owned Three Junes (Hardcover) 0375422412 9780375422416 $5.24
3 optionsAvailable in additional 3 options$524current price $5.24Pre-Owned Three Junes (Hardcover) 0375422412 9780375422416
603.6 out of 5 Stars. 60 reviewsMbaqanga Nights, (Hardcover) $17.37 Was $21.55
$1737current price $17.37, Was $21.55$21.55Mbaqanga Nights, (Hardcover)
Long Distance: Stories, (Hardcover) $18.69
$1869current price $18.69Long Distance: Stories, (Hardcover)
What You Find in the Woods: and Other Stories, (Paperback) $19.63 Was $21.95
$1963current price $19.63, Was $21.95$21.95What You Find in the Woods: and Other Stories, (Paperback)
Sunbirth, (Hardcover) $11.40 Was $16.97
$1140current price $11.40, Was $16.97$16.97Sunbirth, (Hardcover)
A Wooded Shore: And Other Stories, (Hardcover) $18.80
$1880current price $18.80A Wooded Shore: And Other Stories, (Hardcover)
Spent Bullets, (Hardcover) $17.46
$1746current price $17.46Spent Bullets, (Hardcover)
Hembras, (Paperback) $18.87
$1887current price $18.87Hembras, (Paperback)
To Have and Have More, (Hardcover) $6.09 Was $6.82
$609current price $6.09, Was $6.82$6.82To Have and Have More, (Hardcover)
Conjuros (Hardcover) $13.42
$1342current price $13.42Conjuros (Hardcover)
Remember This, (Hardcover) $19.26
$1926current price $19.26Remember This, (Hardcover)
Days Come and Go, (Hardcover) $21.05
$2105current price $21.05Days Come and Go, (Hardcover)
Customer ratings & reviews
0 ratings|0 reviews
This item does not have any reviews yet
