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7114485An Oral History of Atlantishttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/an-oral-history-of-atlantis-9798217078646/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6666703/image.jpg?v=638855898048900000348348MXNPenguin Random House Audio Publishing GroupInStock/Audiolibros/<p><strong>Gilt-edged stories that slice clean through the mundanity of modern life, from the author of <em>Same Bed Different Dreams,</em> a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and winner of the <em>Los Angeles Times</em> Book Prize</strong></p><p><strong>Ed Park is one of the funniest writers working today, and among the most humane.Kaveh Akbar, author of <em>Martyr!</em></strong></p><p>In Machine City a college students chance role in a friends movie blurs the line between his character and his true self. (Is he a robot?) In Slide to Unlock a man comes to terms with his life via the passwords he struggles to remember in extremis. (Whats his moms name backward?) And in Weird Menace a director and faded movie star gab about science fiction, bad costume choices, and lost loves on a commentary track for a B-film from the 80s that neither remembers all that well.</p><p>In Ed Parks utterly original collection, <em>An Oral History of Atlantis,</em> characters bemoan their fleeting youth, focus on their breathing, meet cute, break up, write book reviews, translate ancient glyphs, bid on stuff online, whale watch, and once in a while find solace in the sublime. Throughout, Park deploys his trademark wit to create a world both strikingly recognizable and delightfully other. Spanning a quarter century, these sixteen stories tell the absurd truth about our lives. They capture the moment when the present becomes the pastand are proof positive that Ed Park is one of the most imaginative and insightful writers working today.</p>...6781087An Oral History of Atlantis348348https://www.gandhi.com.mx/an-oral-history-of-atlantis-9798217078646/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6666703/image.jpg?v=638855898048900000InStockMXN99999PR_DIAudiolibro20259798217078646_W3siaWQiOiJiMWU4N2Y3OS05OGMyLTRjN2MtOThmOC0xMjZmNGYzZTMwODAiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjM0OCwiZGlzY291bnQiOjAsInNlbGxpbmdQcmljZSI6MzQ4LCJpbmNsdWRlc1RheCI6dHJ1ZSwicHJpY2VUeXBlIjoiV2hvbGVzYWxlIiwiY3VycmVuY3kiOiJNWE4iLCJmcm9tIjoiMjAyNS0wNy0wMVQwMzowMDowMFoiLCJ0byI6IjIwMjUtMDctMjhUMjM6NTk6NTlaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjp0cnVlLCJpc0VsaWdpYmxlRm9yQ3JlZGl0VHJpYWwiOnRydWUsImNyZWRpdFB1cmNoYXNlUHJpY2UiOjF9LHsiaWQiOiJkMmJmNjFlNi0zMzU2LTQzMmUtYTU4Ni03NjhmYzhiOTk2YzAiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjM0OCwiZGlzY291bnQiOjAsInNlbGxpbmdQcmljZSI6MzQ4LCJpbmNsdWRlc1RheCI6dHJ1ZSwicHJpY2VUeXBlIjoiV2hvbGVzYWxlIiwiY3VycmVuY3kiOiJNWE4iLCJmcm9tIjoiMjAyNS0wNy0yOVQwMDowMDowMFoiLCJyZWdpb24iOiJNWCIsImlzUHJlb3JkZXIiOmZhbHNlLCJpc0VsaWdpYmxlRm9yQ3JlZGl0VHJpYWwiOnRydWUsImNyZWRpdFB1cmNoYXNlUHJpY2UiOjF9XQ==9798217078646_<p><strong>A deadpan, wildly imaginative collection of stories that slices clean through the mundanity and absurdity of modern life, from the author of the <em>Los Angeles Times</em> Book Prizewinner and Pulitzer Prize finalist <em>Same Bed Different Dreams</em></strong></p><p>In Machine City, a college students role in a friends movie causes lines to blur between his character and his true self. In Slide to Unlock, a man comes to terms with his life, via the passwords he struggles to remember in a moment of extremis. And in Weird Menace, a director and faded moviestar discuss science fiction, memory, and lost loves on a commentary track for a film from the 80s that neither seems to remember all that well.</p><p>In Ed Parks utterly original collection, <em>An Oral History of Atlantis,</em> characters question the fleetingness of youth and art,reckon with the consequences of the everyday, and find solace in the absurd, the beautiful, and the sublime. Throughout, Park deploys his trademark wit to create a world both strikingly recognizable and delightfully other. All together, these fifteen stories have much to say about the meaningand transitory natureof our lives. And they are proof positive that Ed Park is one of the most insightful and imaginative writers working today.</p>...(*_*)9798217078646_<p><strong>A deadpan, wildly imaginative collection of stories that slices clean through the mundanity and absurdity of modern life, from the author of the <em>Los Angeles Times</em> Book Prizewinner and Pulitzer Prize finalist <em>Same Bed Different Dreams</em></strong></p><p>In Machine City, a college students role in a friends movie causes lines to blur between his character and his true self. In Slide to Unlock, a man comes to terms with his life, via the passwords he struggles to remember in a moment of extremis. And in Weird Menace, a director and faded moviestar discuss science fiction, memory, and lost loves on a commentary track for a film from the 80s that neither seems to remember all that well.</p><p>In Ed Parks utterly original collection, <em>An Oral History of Atlantis,</em> characters question the fleetingness of youth and art,reckon with the consequences of the everyday, and find solace in the absurd, the beautiful, and the sublime. Throughout, Park deploys his trademark wit to create a world both strikingly recognizable and delightfully other. All together, these sixteen stories have much to say about the meaningand transitory natureof our lives. And they are proof positive that Ed Park is one of the most insightful and imaginative writers working today.</p>...(*_*)9798217078646_<p><strong>A deadpan, wildly imaginative collection of stories that slices clean through the mundanity and absurdity of modern life, from the author of the <em>Los Angeles Times</em> Book Prizewinner and Pulitzer Prize finalist <em>Same Bed Different Dreams</em></strong></p><p>In Machine City, a college students role in a friends movie causes lines to blur between his character and his true self. In Slide to Unlock, a man comes to terms with his life, via the passwords he struggles to remember in a moment of extremis. And in Weird Menace, a director and faded movie star discuss science fiction, memory, and lost loves on a commentary track for a film from the 80s that neither seems to remember all that well.</p><p>In Ed Parks utterly original collection, <em>An Oral History of Atlantis,</em> characters question the fleetingness of youth and art, reckon with the consequences of the everyday, and find solace in the absurd, the beautiful, and the sublime. Throughout, Park deploys his trademark wit to create a world both strikingly recognizable and delightfully other. All together, these sixteen stories have much to say about the meaningand transitory natureof our lives. And they are proof positive that Ed Park is one of the most insightful and imaginative writers working today.</p>...(*_*)9798217078646_<p><strong>Gilt-edged stories that slice clean through the mundanity of modern life, from the author of <em>Same Bed Different Dreams,</em> a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and winner of the <em>Los Angeles Times</em> Book Prize</strong></p><p><strong>Ed Park is one of the funniest writers working today, and among the most humane.Kaveh Akbar, author of <em>Martyr!</em></strong></p><p>In Machine City a college students chance role in a friends movie blurs the line between his character and his true self. (Is he a robot?) In Slide to Unlock a man comes to terms with his life via the passwords he struggles to remember in extremis. (Whats his moms name backward?) And in Weird Menace a director and faded movie star gab about science fiction, bad costume choices, and lost loves on a commentary track for a B-film from the 80s that neither remembers all that well.</p><p>In Ed Parks utterly original collection, <em>An Oral History of Atlantis,</em> characters bemoan their fleeting youth, focus on their breathing, meet cute, break up, write book reviews, translate ancient glyphs, bid on stuff online, whale watch, and once in a while find solace in the sublime. Throughout, Park deploys his trademark wit to create a world both strikingly recognizable and delightfully other. Spanning a quarter century, these sixteen stories tell the absurd truth about our lives. They capture the moment when the present becomes the pastand are proof positive that Ed Park is one of the most imaginative and insightful writers working today.</p>...9798217078646_Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Groupaudiolibro_9798217078646_9798217078646Ed ParkInglésMéxico2025-07-29T00:00:00+00:00NoMINUTE2025-07-29T00:00:00+00:00Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group