{"product_id":"nerve-storm-9780140587036","title":"Nerve Storm","description":"\u003ci\u003e\"Your thoughts become fluid, volatile; their aroma fills the room. This is a nerve storm.\" \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her first collection since \u003ci\u003eBitter Angel\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 1991 National Book Critics Circle Award, Amy Gerstler\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eexplores themes of suffering and redemption through a heady blend of folklore, popular culture, and the natural world in \u003ci\u003eNerve Storm\u003c\/i\u003e. The poet Eileen Myles has said that \"the supernatural, the sexy mundane, the out-of-sight are simply [Gerstler's] materials, employed as they might be in a piece of religious art.\" A crackling wit and whimsical instinct guide this collection as Gerstler traipses through humanity's triumphs and blunders, effortlessly revealing the surreal and surprising possibilities inherent in everyday life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amy Gerstler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.41h x 5.44w x 0.31d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140587036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/1993 pg. 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/18\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Gerstler\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer of fiction, poetry, and journalism whose work has appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies, including the \u003cb\u003eParis Review\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eBest American Poetry\u003c\/b\u003e. Her 1990 book \u003cb\u003eBitter Angel\u003c\/b\u003e won the National Book Critics Circle Award. Previous titles from Penguin are \u003cb\u003eCrown of Weeds\u003c\/b\u003e, 1997, and \u003cb\u003eNerve Storm\u003c\/b\u003e, 1993.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44697616285811,"sku":"9780140587036","price":25.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_028d9e39-9306-4061-a076-3e0e0c6f6a6c.jpg?v=1775243343","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/nerve-storm-9780140587036","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}