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87426Thrillville, USAhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/thrillville-usa/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1772229/fe01b25a-3e8f-43db-89b6-935c64a5a4e6.jpg?v=638338915145300000387387MXNSimon & Schuster AudioInStock/Audiolibros/<p>WINNER OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS SUE KAUFMAN PRIZE FOR FIRST FICTION</p><p>A raw and remarkable debut story collection concerning substance abuse, societal alienation, and doomed romance from a writer whose work has appeared in prestigious literary journals including <em>The Paris Review</em>.</p><p>An amusement park employee overdoses after eating the gel of a fentanyl patch. Two homeless men discover the body of a drowned woman. A sister encounters a dangerous stranger while driving her brother to rehab. Ex-lovers seek to rekindle their relationship with the aid of an earthquake.</p><p>In the nine masterful stories that comprise <em>Thrillville, USA</em>, debut author Taylor Koekkoek depicts Americans living on the margins of society, seeking escape from isolation and underemployment in drugs, booze, and self-destructive relationships. While the action is set largely in the rural Pacific Northwest, the characters malaise and disaffectedness is endemic of the country as a whole. The title takes its name from the aforementioned amusement park, but Thrillville is as much a state of mind as an actual placea sardonic commentary on contemporary America consumed by opioid addiction, social media obsession, wealth inequality and political polarization.</p><p>Yet as haunting as these stories are, they are not hopeless. Gorgeously written, they share a transcendental qualityan acknowledgment of and appreciation for the beauty in all things, even the most profane and grotesque.</p>...88008Thrillville, USA387387https://www.gandhi.com.mx/thrillville-usa/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1772229/fe01b25a-3e8f-43db-89b6-935c64a5a4e6.jpg?v=638338915145300000InStockMXN99999DIAudiolibro20239781797151465_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9781797151465_<p><strong>A raw and remarkable debut story collection concerning substance abuse, societal alienation, and doomed romance from a writer whose work has appeared in prestigious literary journals including <em>The Paris Review</em>.</strong></p><p>An amusement park employee overdoses after eating the gel of a fentanyl patch. Two homeless men discover the body of a drowned woman. A sister encounters a dangerous stranger while driving her brother to rehab. Ex-lovers seek to rekindle their relationship with the aid of an earthquake.</p><p>In the nine masterful stories that comprise <em>Thrillville, USA</em>, debut author Taylor Koekkoek depicts Americans living on the margins of society, seeking escape from isolation and underemployment in drugs, booze, and self-destructive relationships. While the action is set largely in the rural Pacific Northwest, the characters malaise and disaffectedness is endemic of the country as a whole. The title takes its name from the aforementioned amusement park, but Thrillville is as much a state of mind as an actual placea sardonic commentary on contemporary America consumed by opioid addiction, social media obsession, wealth inequality and political polarization.</p><p>Yet as haunting as these stories are, they are not hopeless. Gorgeously written, they share a transcendental qualityan acknowledgment of and appreciation for the beauty in all things, even the most profane and grotesque.</p>(*_*)9781797151465_<p>WINNER OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS SUE KAUFMAN PRIZE FOR FIRST FICTION</p><p>A raw and remarkable debut story collection concerning substance abuse, societal alienation, and doomed romance from a writer whose work has appeared in prestigious literary journals including <em>The Paris Review</em>.</p><p>An amusement park employee overdoses after eating the gel of a fentanyl patch. Two homeless men discover the body of a drowned woman. A sister encounters a dangerous stranger while driving her brother to rehab. Ex-lovers seek to rekindle their relationship with the aid of an earthquake.</p><p>In the nine masterful stories that comprise <em>Thrillville, USA</em>, debut author Taylor Koekkoek depicts Americans living on the margins of society, seeking escape from isolation and underemployment in drugs, booze, and self-destructive relationships. While the action is set largely in the rural Pacific Northwest, the characters malaise and disaffectedness is endemic of the country as a whole. The title takes its name from the aforementioned amusement park, but Thrillville is as much a state of mind as an actual placea sardonic commentary on contemporary America consumed by opioid addiction, social media obsession, wealth inequality and political polarization.</p><p>Yet as haunting as these stories are, they are not hopeless. Gorgeously written, they share a transcendental qualityan acknowledgment of and appreciation for the beauty in all things, even the most profane and grotesque.</p>...9781797151465_Simon & Schuster Audioaudiolibro_f776393c-a4c3-3d37-89cf-859b1ec55503_9781797151465;9781797151465_9781797151465Taylor KoekkoekInglésMéxicoNoMINUTE2023-03-21T00:00:00+00:00Simon & Schuster Audio