{"product_id":"the-coast-of-chicago-paperback","title":"The Coast of Chicago - 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\u003eStuart Dybek\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stolid landscape of Chicago suddenly turns dreamlike and otherworldly in Stuart Dybek's classic story collection. A child's collection of bottle caps becomes the tombstones of a graveyard. A lowly rightfielder's inexplicable death turns him into a martyr to baseball. Strains of Chopin floating down the tenement airshaft are transformed into a mysterious anthem of loss. Combining homely detail and heartbreakingly familiar voices with grand leaps of imagination, \u003ci\u003eThe Coast of Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterpiece from one of America's most highly regarded writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStuart Dybek\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eChildhood \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOther Neighborhoods, I Sailed with Magellan\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBrass Knuckles\u003c\/i\u003e, a volume of poetry. A professor of English at Western Michigan University, he lives in Kalamazoo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 173\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42126582022224,"sku":"9780312424251","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/Zm42U2w0TitSUFdTOEpmcHNKZG12QT09.webp?v=1773287486","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-coast-of-chicago-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}