{"product_id":"descent-of-man-stories-contemporary-american-fiction-0140299947","title":"Descent of Man: Stories (Contemporary American Fiction)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0140299947\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Boyle, T.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeventeen short stories from the New York Times bestselling author of The Tortilla Curtain, the sort of writer who inspires even poker-faced writers to grin and start dusting off their superlatives (The Washington Post Book World).Descent of Man is loaded with energetic language. . . . Boyle is capable of the sublime.-The New York Times Book ReviewIn seventeen slices of life that defy the expected and launch us into the absurd, T.C. Boyle offers his unique view of the world. A primate-center researcher becomes romantically involved with a chimp; a Norse poet overcomes bard-block; collectors compete to snare the ancient Aztec beer can, Quetzalcóatl Lite; and Lassie abandons Timmy for a randy coyote.Dark humor, delirious fantasy, and surreal satire come together in this collection that brilliantly expresses just what the evolution of mankind has wrought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eShort Stories | American Literature | Humor | Story Collection | Modern Literature\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51666104123680,"sku":"NEW0140299947","price":17.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71WvpKDYGiL.jpg?v=1778921065","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/descent-of-man-stories-contemporary-american-fiction-0140299947","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}