{"product_id":"a-sense-of-the-whole-stories","title":"A Sense of the Whole: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe fable-like stories in A\u003cem\u003e Sense of the Whole\u003c\/em\u003e—reminiscent of the best of Kawabata, Hrabal, Lispector, and Kafka—feature characters who refuse to believe that we are unconnected, refuse to not aspire to the notion of the human family. These characters are girls and boys, men and women, Iranians and Americans, all seeking a home for the body and the soul.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSiamak Vossoughi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was born in Tehran, Iran and currently lives in Seattle. His first story collection, \u003cem\u003eBetter Than War\u003c\/em\u003e, received the 2014 Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction. His stories have appeared in \u003cem\u003eGlimmer Train, Kenyon Review, The Missouri Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cem\u003e The Rumpus\u003c\/em\u003e, among other places. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"These are moral tales with uncertain answers. One might read them as anecdotal for the Iranian-American experience, but rendered in Vossoughi’s epigrammatic prose they ultimately unfold through the language of the universal. Each lights on a minor encounter—between strangers, neighbors, lovers—and what emerges is the sense that anyone you meet has a story.\" —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“[This] collection examines human connectedness with short stories that are snapshots of seemingly ordinary moments as they take on a whole new perspective. Vossoughi’s stories are masterfully crafted with a tender honesty that will speak to readers.”\u003c\/span\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Siamak Vossoughi is a flat-out brilliant writer, and his latest collection, \u003cem\u003eA Sense of the Whole\u003c\/em\u003e, fills me with awe and delight. How can stories so compact be so absorbing, so tender and truthful and funny? I have no answer, only gratitude that a book like this exists, a testament to the wonders all around us, hiding in plain sight.”—\u003cstrong\u003eTania James\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Tusk That Did the Damage\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAerogrammes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“These are masterful short stories. Their wisdom, warmth, and beauty overwhelmed me. This is among the strongest and most artful collections I've read in some time.”—\u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth McKenzie\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Portable Veblen \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e MacGregor Tells the World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Itasca Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54526335385875,"sku":"9781949039115","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/3521\/2563\/files\/img_proxy_afdf5234-55e9-4427-9846-e71572105c12.jpg?v=1785851148","url":"https:\/\/danuc.net\/products\/a-sense-of-the-whole-stories","provider":"Danu's Wardrobe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}