{"product_id":"same-place-same-things-paperback","title":"Same Place, Same Things - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Gautreaux\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet largely in rural Louisiana, Tim Gautreaux's masterful debut story collection follows men and women whose ordinary lives reach a point of rupture, a moment when convention gives way to crisis and everything changes: A drunken train engineer charges toward disaster, a father borrows and old airplane to chase down his daughter's kidnapper, a young man falls in love with a voice on the radio. Written with humor, suspense, and a powerful affection for humanity in all its wild forms, \u003ci\u003eSame Place, Same Things\u003c\/i\u003e is the first great work by a master of the form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Gautreaux\u003c\/b\u003e has written three novels and two collections of short stories, one of which, \u003ci\u003eWelding With Children\u003c\/i\u003e, was selected by \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eas a Notable Book of the Year. His fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's, GQ, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eZoetrope\u003c\/i\u003e, and also in volumes of \u003ci\u003eThe O. Henry Prize Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNew Stories from the South\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a professor emeritus\/writer in residence in the English Department at Southeastern Louisiana University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 06, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42104292737159,"sku":"9780312428785","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/656990fd6cb8f92cc3e0970612bc121d.webp?v=1732422816","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/same-place-same-things-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}