{"product_id":"the-tub-other-strange-tales-paperback","title":"The Tub \u0026 Other Strange Tales - 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\u003eJim Metzger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA blend of absurdist and traditional realist fiction, these twelve tales offer an extended meditation on suffering and the loss of meaning in our modern world - a world in which characters often find themselves subject to forces over which they have little control. In \"The Tub,\" for instance, a young community college instructor wakes to discover that his fate is tied to the fluctuating water level of a tub in his backyard. In \"The Target,\" nature suddenly turns against a quiet tax advisor, and the simple life he once enjoyed rapidly dissolves. In \"We Really Do Have a Hell of a Dean,\" an anthropology professor feels compelled to fly in cannibals, a woman who breastfeeds animals, and boys who snack on tarantulas to keep his students from texting during class. And in \"Goad's First Visit,\" God turns up in the form of a wildebeest to inform poor Irk that he will be the first of his creatures to receive a soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJim Metzger received his Ph.D. in Religion from Vanderbilt University (2006) and his M.A. in English from East Carolina University (2012). For the past several years, he has taught religious studies, ethics, and critical thinking at the college level. He and his family live in Greenville, North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 132\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 7.99 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 14, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48234083713245,"sku":"9780615833842","price":12.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/8WMdYOcLGS9780615833842.webp?v=1784821265","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-tub-other-strange-tales-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}