{"product_id":"the-faith-healer-of-olive-avenue-stories-paperback","title":"The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue: 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\u003eManuel Muñoz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCherríe Moraga\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe luminous second collection that cemented Muñoz as a key voice of and for California's Central Valley\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the divergent paths of triplet brothers to a grieving father confronting his mistreatment of his son, these stories interweave a recurring cast of neighborhood characters, many of them in search of escape or release. Lauded for its empathetic portrayals of communities often ignored, \u003ci\u003eThe Faith Healer of Olive Avenue \u003c\/i\u003ewon a Whiting Award and an O. Henry Award; it was shortlisted for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award as one of the best collections published in English worldwide. A new foreword by author and activist Cherríe Moraga gives testament to Muñoz's status as \"the cartographer of a people.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMANUEL MUÑOZ \u003c\/b\u003eis celebrated as one of the foremost literary chroniclers of California's Central Valley. Northwestern University Press published his debut story collection, \u003ci\u003eZigzagger\u003c\/i\u003e, in 2003, and are delighted to announce that reprints of his second story collection and his novel will be joining the acclaimed TriQuarterly imprint. Each reissue includes a foreword that celebrates the enduring, empathic power of Muñoz's fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Muñoz has been recognized with a Whiting Award, three O. Henry Awards, the Joyce Carol Oates Prize, two selections in \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories \u003c\/i\u003eand, most recently, a 2023 MacArthur Fellowship. His frequently anthologized work has appeared in\u003ci\u003e The New York Times, Virginia Quarterly Review, American Short Fiction, Electric Literature, ZYZZYVA, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003eFreeman's. \u003c\/i\u003eA native of Dinuba, California, he lives in Tucson. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47570766790877,"sku":"9780810148871","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/CmuJyjsgfO9780810148871.webp?v=1773358667","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-faith-healer-of-olive-avenue-stories-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}