{"product_id":"conversations-with-extinct-animals-paperback","title":"Conversations with Extinct Animals - 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\u003ePatrick Lawler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn experimental narrative by eco-fiction author and poet Patrick Lawler evolves out of the interactions between twenty-four extinct animals and those characters who struggle for significance in the face of their own extinction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Patrick Lawler's second novel, \u003ci\u003eConversations with Extinct Animal\u003c\/i\u003e, is a dialogue between psychology and ecology--between poetry and story. A suicide note masquerading as a love letter, the novel transcends genres and keeps kaleidoscopically shifting: sometimes it is an elegy, and sometimes it is a therapy session--but always these are the field notes for the end of the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As a collection of characters associated with The Facility come to terms with an individual's death, they must confront their own losses amid the colossal absence of the twenty-four extinct animals. All the characters float between various inexplicable, mystifying \"syndromes\" that call into question their identities and, ultimately, call into question the elements of story itself. \"Looking at pictures of the Extinct Animals, I can't help but wonder if it is too late to save the world--especially since there are so many different worlds,\" observes the narrator of the novel in his efforts to save the unsavable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Lawler\u003c\/b\u003e is author of the novel \u003ci\u003eRescuers of Skydivers Search Among the Clouds\u003c\/i\u003e and a collection of short stories \u003ci\u003eThe Meaning of If\u003c\/i\u003e. He has published seven poetry collections: \u003ci\u003eA Drowning Man is Never Tall Enough\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ereading a burning book\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFeeding the Fear of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnderground (Notes Toward an Autobiography)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrade World Center\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChild Sings in the Womb\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBreathe a World\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and is writer-in-residence at LeMoyne College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 108\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.26 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52578003288371,"sku":"9781573662116","price":28.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/fv9lUtSjE59781573662116.webp?v=1761447237","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/conversations-with-extinct-animals-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}