{"product_id":"the-disappeared-stories-paperback","title":"The Disappeared: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Porter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of stories that trace the threads of loss and displacement running through all our lives, by the acclaimed, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Theory of Light and Matter\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"What a beautiful book about the profound mystery of ordinary life.\" --Alix Ohlin, author of \u003ci\u003eWe Want What We Want\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA husband and wife hear a mysterious bump in the night. A father mourns the closeness he has lost with his son. A friendship with a married couple turns into a dangerous codependency. With gorgeous sensitivity, assurance, and a propulsive sense of menace, these stories center on disappearances both literal and figurative--lives and loves that are cut short, the vanishing of one's youthful self. From San Antonio to Austin, from the clamor of a crowded restaurant to the cigarette at a lonely kitchen table, Andrew Porter captures each of these relationships mid-flight, every individual life punctuated by loss and beauty and need. \u003ci\u003eThe Disappeared\u003c\/i\u003e reaffirms the undeniable artistry of a contemporary master of the form.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eANDREW PORTER is the author of the story collection \u003ci\u003eThe Theory of Light and Matter\u003c\/i\u003e and the novel \u003ci\u003eIn Between Days\u003c\/i\u003e. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, he has received a Pushcart Prize, a James Michener\/Copernicus Fellowship, and the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eOne Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Threepenny Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNarrative\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and on Public Radio's Selected Shorts. Currently, he teaches fiction writing\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378869629030,"sku":"9780593467411","price":26.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/zolNLf7Jpa9780593467411.webp?v=1768912516","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-disappeared-stories-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}