{"product_id":"prayer-and-parable-stories-paperback","title":"Prayer and Parable: 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\u003ePaul Maliszewski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You want me to tell you what sets Maliszewski apart? The answer is probity. The answer also is decency. Here's another answer: modesty, tact, exactitude, pertinence, reverence, wit. All told, Maliszewski has all the graces, which is why I, in my old age, am renewed and schooled by him. Oh, and another thing: Paul Maliszewski takes no crap.\"--Gordon Lish\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a campground, a divorced father confronts a man he believes hurt his daughter. A devoted student traces a winding path through the snow, searching for the next most beautiful thing. Two brothers watch their father tinker lovingly with his homemade robots. In Paul Maliszewski's debut story collection, men and women struggle to do right. They argue. They think. They think again. They have odd dreams. Often they fail at being good, and yet, on occasion, they realize moments of true kindness. In language that is at once simple and supple, plain-spoken and arresting, these twenty-eight stories describe complete lives in sharp detail, lives we may recognize as not unlike our own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Maliszewski\u003c\/b\u003e has published essays in \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBookforum\u003c\/i\u003e, among other magazines. His stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne Story\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBOMB\u003c\/i\u003e and have been awarded two Pushcart Prizes. \u003ci\u003eFakers\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of essays, was published by The New Press in 2009. He lives in Washington, DC, with his wife and son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Maliszewski has published essays in \u003ci\u003eHarper's, Granta, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBookforum, \u003c\/i\u003e among other magazines. His stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review, One Story, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBomb\u003c\/i\u003e and have been awarded two Pushcart Prizes. \u003ci\u003eFakers, \u003c\/i\u003e his first collection of essays, was published by The New Press in 2009. He lives in Washington, DC, with his wife and son.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 19, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47492553736413,"sku":"9781934200445","price":17.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/d3_YfB4_0M9781934200445.webp?v=1771943358","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/prayer-and-parable-stories-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}