{"product_id":"the-museum-at-the-end-of-the-world","title":"The Museum at the End of the World by Metcalf, John","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"John Metcalf comes as close to the baffling, painful comedy of human experience as a writer can get.\"--Alice Munro\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in Nashville, Memphis, New Orleans, and Ottawa, the stories in this collection span the life of writer Robert Ford and his wife Sheila. Playing with various forms of comedy throughout, Metcalf paints a portrait of twentieth-century literary life with levity, satire, and unsuspecting moments of emotional depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Metcalf \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of more than a dozen works of fiction and nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eStanding Stones: Selected Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAdult Entertainment\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGoing Down Slow\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKicking Against the Pricks\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Metcalf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Biblioasis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771961073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/19\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2016 pg. 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Metcalf was Senior Editor at the Porcupine's Quill until 2005, and is now Fiction Editor at Biblioasis. A scintillating writer, a magisterial editor, and a noted anthologist, he is the author of more than a dozen works of fiction and non-fiction, including \u003ci\u003eStanding Stones: Selected Stories, Adult Entertainment, Going Down Slow\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKicking Against the Pricks\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Ottawa with his wife, Myrna. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Biblioasis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43656476786841,"sku":"9781771961073","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_a2956369-3cb9-4689-af2b-41070791d801.jpg?v=1724636297","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/the-museum-at-the-end-of-the-world","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}