{"product_id":"the-museum-at-the-end-of-the-world-paperback-1","title":"The Museum at the End of the World - 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\u003eJohn Metcalf\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"John Metcalf comes as close to the baffling, painful comedy of human experience as a writer can get.\"--Alice Munro\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in Nashville, Memphis, New Orleans, and Ottawa, the stories in this collection span the life of writer Robert Ford and his wife Sheila. Playing with various forms of comedy throughout, Metcalf paints a portrait of twentieth-century literary life with levity, satire, and unsuspecting moments of emotional depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Metcalf \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of more than a dozen works of fiction and nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eStanding Stones: Selected Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAdult Entertainment\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGoing Down Slow\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKicking Against the Pricks\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Metcalf was Senior Editor at the Porcupine's Quill until 2005, and is now Fiction Editor at Biblioasis. A scintillating writer, a magisterial editor, and a noted anthologist, he is the author of more than a dozen works of fiction and non-fiction, including \u003ci\u003eStanding Stones: Selected Stories, Adult Entertainment, Going Down Slow\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKicking Against the Pricks\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Ottawa with his wife, Myrna. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45820358033605,"sku":"9781771961073","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/PhIcult_ka9781771961073_1826e5af-9046-4e48-93fc-c9a2b1c0ef96.webp?v=1771074915","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-museum-at-the-end-of-the-world-paperback-1","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}