{"product_id":"blues-and-trouble-twelve-stories-paperback","title":"Blues and Trouble: Twelve Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Piazza\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring the diverse landscape of American life, the stories in \u003ci\u003eBlues and Trouble: Twelve Stories\u003c\/i\u003e capture the lives of people caught between circumstance and their own natures or on the run from fate, from a Jewish couple encountering a dealer in Nazi memorabilia to the troubled family of a Gulf Coast fisherman awaiting a hurricane. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tom Piazza's debut short story collection, originally published in 1996, heralded the arrival of a startlingly original and vital presence in American fiction and letters. Set in Memphis, New Orleans, Florida, Texas, New York City, and elsewhere, the stories echo voices from Ernest Hemingway to Robert Johnson in their sharp eye for detail and their emotional impact. New to this volume is an introduction written by the author. Drawing themes, forms, and stylistic approaches from blues and country music, these stories present a tough, haunting vision of a landscape where the social and spiritual ground shifts constantly underfoot.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Piazza \u003c\/b\u003eis a novelist and writer on American music. His twelve books include the novels \u003ci\u003eA Free State\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCity of Refuge\u003c\/i\u003e, the post-Katrina manifesto \u003ci\u003eWhy New Orleans Matters\u003c\/i\u003e, and the essay collection \u003ci\u003eDevil Sent the Rain: Music and Writing in Desperate America\u003c\/i\u003e. He was a principal writer for the HBO drama series \u003ci\u003eTreme \u003c\/i\u003eand the winner of a Grammy Award for his album notes to \u003ci\u003eMartin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 164\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42118457393287,"sku":"9781496841926","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/efaffc2f2c66ec056f9340cabafcb2a2.webp?v=1732533505","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/blues-and-trouble-twelve-stories-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}