{"product_id":"the-king-of-lighting-fixtures-stories-9780816535620","title":"The King of Lighting Fixtures: Stories","description":"Wanderers and writers, gangbangers and lawyers, dreamers and devils. \u003ci\u003eThe King of Lighting Fixtures\u003c\/i\u003e paints an idiosyncratic but honest portrait of Los Angeles, depicting how the city both entrances and confounds. Each story serves as a reflection of Daniel A. Olivas's grand City of Angels, a \"magical metropolis where dreams come true.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The characters here represent all walks of L.A. life-from Satan's reluctant Craigslist roommate to a young girl coping with trauma at her brother's wake-and their tales ebb and flow among various styles, including magical realism, social realism, and speculative fiction. Like a jazz album, they glide and bop, tease and illuminate, sadden and hearten as they navigate effortlessly from meta to fabulist, from flash fiction to longer, more complex narratives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These are literary sketches of a Los Angeles that will surprise, connect, and disrupt readers wherever they may live.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel A. Olivas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arizona Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816535620\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/26\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/24\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaniel A. Olivas is the author of seven books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Want: A Novel\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThings We Do Not Talk About: Exploring Latino\/a Literature through Essays and Interviews\u003c\/i\u003e. He earned his degree in English literature from Stanford University, and law degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. Since 1990, Olivas has practiced law with the California Department of Justice. A second-generation Angeleno, he makes his home in Los Angeles with his wife. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Arizona Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40724319699059,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_6d192ac0-af3b-4e71-8316-e75b3de555bb.jpg?v=1677251205","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-king-of-lighting-fixtures-stories-9780816535620","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}