{"product_id":"a-kind-of-flying-selected-stories-9780393324792","title":"A Kind of Flying: Selected Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eRon Carlson's stories, sometimes wicked or bittersweet, often zany, are rich with a hard-earned hopefulness frequently absent in contemporary fiction. In this generous gathering from collections no longer available, longtime fans and new readers alike can savor the development of a master of idiosyncrasy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProperly celebrated for his range, Carlson offers us a rural sheriff who's wary of UFOs (\"Phenomena\"), a lawyer on a mission in remote Alaska (\"Blazo\"), a baseball player turned killer-by-accident (\"Zanduce at Second\"), and a nineteen-year-old who experiences an unsettling sexual awakening during an Arizona summer (\"Oxygen\"). Here also is a man accusing Bigfoot of stealing his wife, followed by Bigfoot's incomparable response. Not least of the treasures is \"The H Street Sledding Record,\" a story perfect for family holiday reading, in which a young father creates the magic of Santa by throwing manure on his roof on Christmas Eve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book proves Carlson's axiom that \"a short story is not a single thing done a single way,\" and it offers us--finally--a full view of his remarkable talents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-54382\"\u003eRon Carlson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 466\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.21h x 5.51w x 1.14d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393324792\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393324796\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC029000\"\u003eShort Stories (single author)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44542494998765,"sku":"9780393324792","price":31.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_4f4b3d24-8628-4dc7-9542-491e398bfb1d.jpg?v=1701528288","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/a-kind-of-flying-selected-stories-9780393324792","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}