{"product_id":"fitting-ends","title":"Fitting Ends","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eFitting Ends\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eDan Chaon\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780345449092\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eBallantine Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2003\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition, First Printing\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFitting Ends\u003c\/b\u003e is the first collection of fiction by the acclaimed author of the National Book Award finalist \u003ci\u003eAmong the Missing\u003c\/i\u003e and now appears in this newly revised edition with two never before collected stories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten before \u003ci\u003eAmong the Missing\u003c\/i\u003e and originally published by Northwestern University Press, \u003cb\u003eFitting Ends\u003c\/b\u003e features thirteen stories detailing the almost panicked angst of the American generation now approaching thirty. Struggling with gaps between youthful expectations and adult experiences, these characters long for understanding and acceptance--but are thwarted by failed love, family disruptions, numbing work, and sexual confusion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChaon is one of the most promising new voices in fiction, and this re-issued collection offers further evidence of his unique talent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"The best of these stories . . . possess a rare, disorienting force. When you look up from them, the quality of light seems a little different. It's a reminder to those of us who have almost forgotten what literature can sometimes do.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Boston Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The most honest, observant and timely book written this year about the American generation now approaching thirty . . . Chaon speaks with clarity of feeling, and more than a little oddball wit, about the lives of those left behind the demographic curve of America--men and woman with pointless jobs, doughy faces, soured relationships, bad credit. . . . Each story pulls you into its subtle emotional vortex, largely because of Chaon's knack for simple but poignant detail.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e--New York Newsday \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Remarkable . . . Each story is a marvel of complexity, dense with meaning and nuance. . . . Very few first works are as solid, moving, and pitch-perfect as Chaon's.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Cleveland Plain Dealer\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[AN] OFTEN PERCEPTIVE, LUCID VOICE.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Fitting Ends | Dan Chaon | Paperback | 9780345449092 | Used: Very Good | Fiction 1607029","offer_id":48311470751896,"sku":"1607029","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71jgpX7zjSL.jpg?v=1773156214","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/fitting-ends","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}