{"product_id":"descent-of-man-stories-paperback","title":"Descent of Man: 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\u003eT. C. Boyle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeventeen short stories from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tortilla Curtain\u003c\/i\u003e, \"the sort of writer who inspires even poker-faced writers to grin and start dusting off their superlatives\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDescent of Man \u003c\/i\u003eis loaded with energetic language. . . . Boyle is capable of the sublime.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn seventeen slices of life that defy the expected and launch us into the absurd, T.C. Boyle offers his unique view of the world. A primate-center researcher becomes romantically involved with a chimp; a Norse poet overcomes bard-block; collectors compete to snare the ancient Aztec beer can, Quetzalc?atl Lite; and Lassie abandons Timmy for a randy coyote. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDark humor, delirious fantasy, and surreal satire come together in this collection that brilliantly expresses just what the \"evolution\" of mankind has wrought.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eT. C. Boyle is the author of eleven novels, including \u003cb\u003eWorld's End\u003c\/b\u003e (winner of the PEN\/FaulknerAward), \u003cb\u003eDrop City\u003c\/b\u003e (a \u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e bestseller and finalist for the National Book Award), and \u003cb\u003eThe Inner Circle\u003c\/b\u003e. His most recent story collections are \u003cb\u003eTooth and Claw\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Human Fly and Other Stories\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \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 0.47 x 7.75 x 5.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 27, 1990\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52571921711411,"sku":"9780140299946","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/fLFs16AwkO9780140299946.webp?v=1761378883","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/descent-of-man-stories-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}