{"product_id":"leaving-the-sea-stories-vintage-contemporaries-0307739988","title":"Leaving the Sea: Stories (Vintage Contemporaries)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0307739988\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Marcus, Ben\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy turns hilarious and heartfelt, dark and illuminative, Ben Marcuss Leaving the Sea is a ground breaking collection of stories from one of the single most vital, extraordinary, and unique writers of his generation.In the heartfelt I Can Say Many Nice Things, a washed-up writer toying with infidelity leads a creative writing workshop on board a cruise ship. In the dystopian Rollingwood, a divorced father struggles to take care of his ill infant, as his ex-wife and colleagues try to render him irrelevant. In Watching Mysteries with My Mother, a son meditates on his mothers mortality, hoping to stave off her death for as long as he sits by her side. And in the title story, told in a single breathtaking sentence, we watch as the narrators marriage and his sanity unravel, drawing him to the brink of suicide. Surreal and tender, terrifying and life-affirming, Leaving the Sea is the work of an utterly unique writer at the height of his powers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51735379312928,"sku":"NEW0307739988","price":17.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/81DgR3PtB7L.jpg?v=1779483184","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/leaving-the-sea-stories-vintage-contemporaries-0307739988","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}