{"product_id":"food-for-jackals-three-short-novels-paperback","title":"Food for Jackals: Three Short Novels - 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\u003eJohn Zeugner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese novellas track three meaning-making, moral skirmishes: a thickening tennis pro on the Florida-New York teaching circuit grapples with weakening personal commitments and a fading serve; a dispirited short-term Coast Guard reservist struggles with the ambiguity of an accidental murder on an icebreaker heading to the arctic; and an American vacuum sewers entrepreneur and a local archeologist explore the exploitation of women, art, and sexual comedy in Venice, Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Zeugner, Emeritus Professor of History at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and one-time tennis professional, has co-advised art restoration and environmental projects at WPI's Venice Project Center for over three decades. A recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Discovery Grant for Fiction, he has published a novel, \u003ci\u003eSoldier for Christ\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), and a prizewinning collection of short stories, \u003ci\u003eUnder Hiroshima\u003c\/i\u003e (2014). His articles, short stories, and film and concert reviews have also appeared in literary journals and newspapers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 202\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53125731123507,"sku":"9781625647580","price":36.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Nlhau4a0Td9781625647580.webp?v=1773260057","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/food-for-jackals-three-short-novels-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}