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McSweeney's Issue 51 (McSweeney's Quarterly Concern)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 1944211446
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Mcsweeney's Publishing
ISBN-10
1944211446
ISBN-13
9781944211448
eBay Product ID (ePID)
239658440
Product Key Features
Book Title
Mcsweeney's Issue 51
Language
English
Topic
General
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Literary Collections
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.7 in
Item Weight
19.5 Oz
Item Length
7 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Table Of Content
Letters from Patty Yumi Cottrell, Amy Berkowitz, Ali Liebegott, Lawrence Weschler, José Vadi, Niela Orr, Claire Vaye Watkins, and Rajeev Balasubramanyam Nick Arvin- The Interview Chris Dennis- This Is a Galaxy Mia McKenzie- Crazy RJ Vogt- A Dispatch From Myanmar Iacopo Barison- Less, Plus Etgar Keret- Crumb Cake LaToya Watkins- Cutting Horses Laura Adamczyk- The Summer Father Armonía Somers- The Fork in the Rails Jeff Wilson and Armin Ozdie- Eviction Nadja Spiegelman- Mermaids Michael Andreasen- Rite of Baptism Merrill Feitell- Vanishing Point Emma Hooper- This Everything Ernie Wang- Stay Brave, My Hercules Nathaniel Minton- Townsville Hadley Moore- Ordinary Circumstances Xavier Navarro Aquino- Caníbal the Real Deal
Synopsis
Issue 51 features eighteen brand-new stories so compelling that you'll read through the night and far into the next day, until your boss calls and warns you that you're on thin ice, buddy, and better get to the office right the {expletive} now-but we swear it's well worth it. There are high-stakes cock fights and incredibly ill-conceived murder plo, Each issue of the quarterly is completely redesigned. There have been hardcovers and paperbacks, an issue with two spines, an issue with a magnetic binding, an issue that looked like a bundle of junk mail, and an issue that looked like a sweaty human head McSweeney's has won multiple literary awards, including two National Magazine Awards for fiction, and has had numerous stories appear in The Best American Magazine Writing, the O. Henry Awards anthologies, and The Best American Short Stories Design awards given to the quarterly include the AIGA 50 Books Award, the AIGA 365 Illustration Award, and the Print Design Regional Award This issue includes: Letters by: Patty Yumi Cottrell Amy Berkowitz Ali Liebegott Lawrence Weschler Jos Vadi Niela Orr Claire Vaye Watkins Rajeev Balasubramanyam Stories by: Nick Arvin Chris Dennis Mia McKenzie RJ Vogt Iacopo Barison Etgar Keret LaToya Watkins Laura Adamczyk Armon a Somers Jeff Wilson and Armin Ozdie Nadja Spiegelman Michael Andreasen Merrill Feitell Emma Hooper Ernie Wang Nathaniel Minton Hadley Moore Xavier Navarro Aquino, Each issue of the quarterly is completely redesigned. There have been hardcovers and paperbacks, an issue with two spines, an issue with a magnetic binding, an issue that looked like a bundle of junk mail, and an issue that looked like a sweaty human head McSweeney's has won multiple literary awards, including two National Magazine Awards for fiction, and has had numerous stories appear in The Best American Magazine Writing, the O. Henry Awards anthologies, and The Best American Short Stories Design awards given to the quarterly include the AIGA 50 Books Award, the AIGA 365 Illustration Award, and the Print Design Regional Award This issue includes: Letters by: Patrick Cottrell Amy Berkowitz Ali Liebegott Lawrence Weschler José Vadi Niela Orr Claire Vaye Watkins Rajeev Balasubramanyam Stories by: Nick Arvin Chris Dennis Mia McKenzie RJ Vogt Iacopo Barison Etgar Keret LaToya Watkins Laura Adamczyk Armonía Somers Jeff Wilson and Armin Ozdie Nadja Spiegelman Michael Andreasen Merrill Feitell Emma Hooper Ernie Wang Nathaniel Minton Hadley Moore Xavier Navarro Aquino, Issue 51 features eighteen brand-new stories so compelling that you'll read through the night and far into the next day, until your boss calls and warns you that you're on thin ice, buddy, and better get to the office right the {expletive} now--but we swear it's well worth it. There are high-stakes cock fights and incredibly ill-conceived murder plots, forays into booger-eating and wisdom from gruff old mermaids, church officials dressed as tortoises and ape urine-filled squirt guns, all under the same sumptuous hardcover roof, illustrated by Jesse Jacobs. Plus: splendid splendid new writing from Nadja Spiegelman, Claire Vaye Watkins, Etgar Keret, Mia McKenzie, Lawrence Weschler, Emma Hooper; a comic about one family's experience fighting the Detroit eviction machine; a photo essay that spans the length and width of the United States; an insider exclusive about censorship within the Myanmar Times by journalist RJ Vogt; and oh so much more.
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- a***r (375)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchasei am so happy to have every book of this series! the price of the book & the shipping is very reasonable! the book was as described & was in excellent condition! it was shipped quickly & arrived quickly! the books are always packaged carefully so they arrived undamaged! the communication from the sellers is always excellent--they go out of their way for excellent customer service! i have been a repeat customer from this seller & always will be! this seller is the best bookseller on ebay!
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