{"product_id":"a-terrifying-brush-with-optimism-new-and-selected-stories-paperback","title":"A Terrifying Brush with Optimism: New and Selected Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian Leung\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of new and selected works from Lambda Literary Award and Asian-American Literary Award winner Brian Leung.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a cultural moment where folks are stripped of the their dignity or shed it willingly, the figures in this book wonder at the utility of maintaining their own. There's a touch of Hamlet's question in there along with some I Ching. Can monkeys pray? Are we better off living in the real world or a speculative one? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough an essay, a novella, and short and flash fiction pieces, \u003ci\u003eA Terrifying Brush with Optimism\u003c\/i\u003e is at once leaping, thoughtful, diverse, comic, and brooding.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Leung, \u003c\/b\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eAll I Should Not Tell, Ivy vs. Dogg: With a Cast of Thousands!, World Famous Love Acts, Lost Men, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTake Me Home, \u003c\/i\u003eis a past recipient of the \u003ci\u003eLambda Literary Outstanding Mid-Career Prize. \u003c\/i\u003eOther honors include the Asian-American Literary Award, Willa Award, and the Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction. Brian's fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry have appeared widely in outlets like \u003ci\u003eGulf Coast, Story, The Barcelona Review, Crab Orchard Review, Indiana Review, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand elsewhere. He is a professor at Purdue University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 13, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52579581034803,"sku":"9781956046311","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/PMEJUd-aIp9781956046311.webp?v=1761490416","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-terrifying-brush-with-optimism-new-and-selected-stories-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}