{"product_id":"the-sadness-of-beautiful-things-stories-paperback","title":"The Sadness of Beautiful Things: 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\u003eSimon Van Booy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exquisite new collection of short stories from award-winning author Simon Van Booy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the past decade, Simon Van Booy has been listening to people's stories. With these personal accounts as a starting point, he has crafted a powerful collection of short fiction that takes readers into the innermost lives of everyday people. From a family saved from ruin by a mysterious benefactor, to a downtrodden boxer who shows unexpected kindness to a mugger, these masterfully written tales reveal not only the precarious balance maintained between grief and happiness in our lives, but also how the echoes of personal tragedy can shape us for the better. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Van Booy's stories are somehow like paintings the characters walk out of, and keep walking.\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Simon Van Booy knows a great deal about the complex longings of the human heart.\" --Robert Olen Butler, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eA Good Scent from a Strange Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Van Booy \u003c\/b\u003eis the award-winning and best-selling author of seven books of fiction, and three anthologies of philosophy. He has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eBBC.\u003c\/i\u003e His books have been translated into many languages. He lives in New York with his wife and daughter. In 2013, he founded Writers for Children, a project which helps young people build confidence in their storytelling abilities through annual awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 02, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46020046913733,"sku":"9780143133049","price":29.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/pOhGaR_vq9780143133049.webp?v=1775091731","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-sadness-of-beautiful-things-stories-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}