{"product_id":"the-ghost-variations-one-hundred-stories-hardcover","title":"The Ghost Variations: One Hundred Stories - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKevin Brockmeier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGhost stories tap into our most primal emotions as they encourage us to confront the timeless question: What comes after death? Here, in tales that are by turn scary, funny, philosophic, and touching, you'll find that question sharpened, split, reconsidered--and met with a multitude of answers. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A spirit who is fated to spend eternity reliving the exact moment she lost her chance at love, ghostly trees that haunt the occupant of a wooden house, specters that snatch anyone who steps into the shadows, and parakeets that serve as mouthpieces for the dead: these are just a few of the characters in this extraordinary compendium of one hundred ghost stories. Kevin Brockmeier's fiction has always explored the space between the fantastical and the everyday with profundity and poignancy. As in his previous books, \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost Variations\u003c\/i\u003e discovers new ways of looking at who we are and what matters to us, exploring how mysterious, sad, strange, and comical it is to be alive--or, as it happens, not to be.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKEVIN BROCKMEIER\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eA Few Seconds of Radiant Filmstrip;\u003c\/i\u003e the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Illumination, The Brief History of the Dead, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Truth About Celia;\u003c\/i\u003e the story collections \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost Variations, Things That Fall from the Sky \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe View from the Seventh Layer;\u003c\/i\u003e and the children's novels \u003ci\u003eCity of Names and Grooves: A Kind of Mystery\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has been translated into seventeen languages. He teaches frequently at the Iowa Writers' Workshop and lives in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he was raised.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.1 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 09, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42163657310343,"sku":"9781524748838","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/10d9d91de79057f174c921a385159de1.webp?v=1733299005","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-ghost-variations-one-hundred-stories-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}