A masterly collection of eleven stories about the way we live now from the best-selling author of Netherland . From bourgeois facial-hair trends to parental sleep deprivation, Joseph O'Neill closely observes the mores of his characters, whose vacillations and second thoughts expose the mysterious pettiness, underlying violence, and, sometimes, surprising beauty of ordi-nary life in the early twenty-first century. A lonely wedding guest talks to a goose; two poets struggle over whether to participate in a "pardon Edward ...
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A masterly collection of eleven stories about the way we live now from the best-selling author of Netherland . From bourgeois facial-hair trends to parental sleep deprivation, Joseph O'Neill closely observes the mores of his characters, whose vacillations and second thoughts expose the mysterious pettiness, underlying violence, and, sometimes, surprising beauty of ordi-nary life in the early twenty-first century. A lonely wedding guest talks to a goose; two poets struggle over whether to participate in a "pardon Edward Snowden" verse petition; a cowardly husband lets his wife face a possible intruder in their home; a potential co-op renter in New York City can't find anyone to give him a character reference. On the surface, these men and women may be in only mild trouble, but in these perfectly made, fiercely modern stories O'Neill reminds us of the real, secretly political consequences of our internal monologues. No writer is more incisive about the strange world we live in now; the laugh-out-loud vulnerability of his people is also fodder for tears.
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Good. All pages and cover are intact. Possible minor highlighting and marginalia. Ships from an indie bookstore in NYC. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 176 p.
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New in new dust jacket. Signed by author. Signed by Acclaimed Author Joseph O'Neill. in person. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 176 p. Audience: General/trade. New (Pristine Condition) in a New (Pristine Condition) dust jacket; a tight copy, which was bought new, and never read. First Edition-First Printing with a full number line ending with a 1. Signed and dated on the Title page, by acclaimed Author Joseph O'Neill, in person, at the Brooklyn Book Festival on September 16, 2018. A photo of Joseph during the event will be included. "Good Trouble' is a masterly collection of eleven stories about the way we live now. From bourgeois facial hair trends to paternal sleep deprivation, Joseph closely observes the mores of his characters, whose vacillations and second thoughts expose the mysterious pettiness, the underlying violence, and, sometimes, the surprising beauty of ordinary life in the early twenty-first century. Rest assured, this collectible copy is well protected in an archival Mylar cover; and will be very carefully packaged with protective material; and will be shipped in a new box. We always treat all of our book, and book buyers with the utmost respect.
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This book is in good condition with very minimal damage. Pages may have minimal notes or highlighting. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.
