{"product_id":"understories-paperback","title":"Understories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Horvath\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew Hampshire Literary Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNPR Books Summer Reading Selection\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"My favorite collection of short stories in recent memory.\" --\u003cb\u003eNANCY PEARL, NPR \u003ci\u003eMorning Edition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Profound . . . with more to say on the human condition than most full books. . . . A remarkable collection, with pitch-perfect leaps of imagination.\" --\u003cb\u003eMinneapolis \u003ci\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Horvath doesn't just tell a story, he gives readers a window into the hearts, minds and souls of his characters.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eConcord Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat if there were a city that consisted only of restaurants? What if Paul Gauguin had gone to Greenland instead of Tahiti? What if there were a field called Umbrology, the study of shadows, where physicists and shadow puppeteers worked side by side? Full of speculative daring though firmly anchored in the tradition of realism, Tim Horvath's stories explore all of this and more-- blending the everyday and the wondrous to contend with age-old themes of loss, identity, imagination, and the search for human connection. Whether making offhand references to \u003ci\u003eMystery Science Theater, \u003c\/i\u003e providing a new perspective on Heidegger's philosophy and forays into Nazism, or following the imaginary travels of a library book, Horvath's writing is as entertaining as it is thought provoking. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Horvath\u003c\/b\u003e teaches creative writing at New Hampshire Institute of Art and Boston's Grub Street writing center. He has also worked part-time as a counselor in a psychiatric hospital, primarily with autistic children and adolescents. He lives in New Hampshire with his wife and daughter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Horvath\u003c\/b\u003e, a graduate of Vassar College, Teachers College-Columbia University, and the University of New Hampshire, is an associate editor for \u003ci\u003eCamera Obscura Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and teaches creative writing at New Hampshire Institute of Art and Boston's Grub Street writing center. He has also worked part-time as a counselor in a psychiatric hospital, primarily with autistic children and adolescents. \u003ci\u003eUnderstories, \u003c\/i\u003e Horvath's first collection of short fiction, includes the award-winning \"Understory,\" selected by Bill Henderson for the Raymond Carver Short Story Award, and \"Circulation,\" selected by Clark Blaise for the Society for the Study of the Short Story Prize. His stories have also appeared in \u003ci\u003eConjunctions, Fiction, Alimentum, Puerto del Sol, \u003c\/i\u003e and elsewhere. He lives in New Hampshire with his wife and daughter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.4 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42154072506503,"sku":"9781934137444","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/16c0c6a92b6d86e09b418d563e0de7c9.webp?v=1733226536","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/understories-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}