2012 Puddly Awards
 
 
Follow us on TwitterFollow us on FacebookFollow us on TumblrSubscribe to RSS

Recently Viewed clear list

Interviews | January 24, 2012

Jill Owens: IMG Ben Marcus: The Powells.com Interview

0 comments By Jill Owens

Ben MarcusBen Marcus's books The Age of Wire and String and Notable American Women were considered "experimental" fiction because of his unconventional use of... Continue »
  1. $18.17 Sale Hardcover add to wish list

    The Flame Alphabet

    Ben Marcus 9780307379375
spacer
Free Shipping!

Ships free on qualified orders.
$14.00
New Trade Paper
Ships in 1 to 3 days
Add to Wishlist
Qty Store Section
7 Local Warehouse Literature- A to Z

The Theory of Light & Matter (Vintage Contemporaries)

by Andrew Porter

The Theory of Light & Matter (Vintage Contemporaries) Cover

 

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

These ten stories take us across the country—from rural Pennsylvania to Southern California to suburban Connecticut—and deep into characters struggling to find meaning in their day-to-day lives. The Theory of Light and Matter is a stunningly astute vision of contemporary American suburbia, full of tension, heartbreak, and emotional complexity—the work of an important new voice.

Long Listed for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award

ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year, Short Fiction

 

One of the Best Books of the Year

Kansas City Star • San Antonio Express-News 

 

Synopsis:

These 10 short stories explore loss and sacrifice in American suburbia. In idyllic suburbs across the country, narrators struggle to find meaning or value in their lives because of--or in spite of--something that has happened in their pasts.
back to top

About the Author

A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Andrew Porter has received a Pushcart Prize, a James Michener/Copernicus Fellowship, and the W. K. Rose Fellowship in the Creative Arts. His award-winning fiction has appeared in One Story, Epoch, The Threepenny Review, and on NPR’s Selected Shorts. He teaches at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.
back to top
back to top

Product Details

ISBN:
9780307475176
Author:
Porter, Andrew
Publisher:
Vintage Books USA
Author:
Lychack, William
Subject:
Short Stories (single author)
Subject:
Teenagers
Subject:
Children
Subject:
Stories (single author)
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Series:
Vintage Contemporaries
Publication Date:
20100131
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
176
Dimensions:
8.25 x 5.5 in 0.48 lb
back to top

Other books you might like

  1. $7.95 Used Hardcover add to wish list

    Open to the Public: New & Collected Stories

    Muriel Spark 9780811213677
  2. $9.99 Google eBooks add to wish list

    The Historian: A Novel

    Elizabeth Kostova 9780759513839
  3. $13.50 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

    Huey

    Lou Drendel 9780897471459
  4. $7.95 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

    Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression

    Mildred Arms Kalish 9780553384246
back to top

Related Aisles

The Theory of Light & Matter (Vintage Contemporaries) New Trade Paper
0 stars - 0 reviews
$14.00 In Stock
Product details 176 pages Vintage Books USA - English 9780307475176 Reviews:
"Synopsis" by , These 10 short stories explore loss and sacrifice in American suburbia. In idyllic suburbs across the country, narrators struggle to find meaning or value in their lives because of--or in spite of--something that has happened in their pasts.
spacer
spacer
  • back to top
Follow us on...


Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.