{"product_id":"the-man-who-shot-out-my-eye-is-dead-stories-9780062490780","title":"The Man Who Shot Out My Eye Is Dead: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*LONGLISTED FOR THE 2018 PEN\/ROBERT W. BINGHAM PRIZE FOR DEBUT FICTION*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 WILLIAM SAROYAN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR WRITING*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNamed a Best Book of 2017 by \u003cem\u003eThe San Francisco Chronicle \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNamed one of\u003cem\u003e Electric Literature's\u003c\/em\u003e 15 Best Short Story Collections of 2017\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA stunningly original debut collection about lives across history marked by violence and longing\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brother and sister turn outlaw in a wild and brutal landscape. The daughter of a diplomat disappears and resurfaces across the world as a deadly woman of many names. A young Philadelphia boy struggles with the contradictions of privilege, violence, and the sway of an incarcerated father. A monk in sixteenth century England suffers the dissolution of his monastery and the loss of all that he held sacred.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe characters in \u003cem\u003eThe Man Who Shot Out My Eye Is Dead\u003c\/em\u003e, Benz's wildly imaginative debut, are as varied as any in recent literature, but they share a thirst for adventure which sends them rushing full-tilt toward the moral crossroads, becoming victims and perpetrators along the way. Riveting, visceral, and heartbreaking, Benz's stories of identity, abandonment, and fierce love come together in a daring, arresting vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chanelle Benz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/12\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062490780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBenz, Chanelle:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChanelle Benz\u003c\/strong\u003e has published work in \u003cem\u003eGuernica\u003c\/em\u003e, Granta.com, \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, Electric Literature, \u003cem\u003eThe American Reader\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFence\u003c\/em\u003e and others, and is the recipient of an O. Henry Prize. Her story collection \u003cem\u003eThe Man Who Shot Out My Eye Is Dead\u003c\/em\u003e was published in 2017 by Ecco\/HarperCollins. It was named a Best Book of 2017 by \u003cem\u003eThe San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e and one of Electric Literature's 15 Best Short Story Collections of 2017. It was also shortlisted for the 2018 Saroyan Prize and longlisted for the 2018 PEN\/Robert Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction and the 2017 Story Prize. Her novel \u003cem\u003eThe Gone Dead\u003c\/em\u003e was published by Ecco\/HarperCollins in June 2019 and was a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e Editor's Choice and a Tonight Show Summer Reads Finalist. It was named a best new book of the summer by \u003cem\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSouthern Living\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eNylon\u003c\/em\u003e. She currently lives in Memphis where she teaches at Rhodes College.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44251226177651,"sku":"9.78006E+12","price":21.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_7d8d4b24-9e8a-4426-9fb6-8b3d7744e663.jpg?v=1769348413","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-man-who-shot-out-my-eye-is-dead-stories-9780062490780","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}