{"product_id":"periscope-city-9781957224435","title":"Periscope City","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Benjamin Talbot\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Current Words Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Current Words Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Absurdist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A captivating series of short stories, both dramatically and philosophically enthralling.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKIRKUS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Talbot excels at depicting a world both alien and familiar at the same time.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMIDWEST BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to Periscope City, a place where nothing is quite as it seems. Its citizens are those with no one to love, caught in a paradox of escaping loneliness while clinging to it. Here, human emotion is fleeting, and love is nothing more than a transaction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach story in this collection delves into the heights and depths of solitude through its characters: a writer torn between\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eseeking validation from fleeting romances and finding comfort in the safety of isolation; a former college football star lost in nostalgia, unable to connect with the present; a young runaway scarred by her past, drawn to this desolate town inhabited by loners and serviced by robots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrepare for an emotional gut-punch as you enter a strange, unsettling place where the broken-hearted choose to stay broken and prefer to live in solitude. Talbot's haunting, satirical, and often absurd interconnected tales explore themes of self-destruction and elusive redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeriscope City will immerse you in a world where the boundary between reality and fantasy is constantly shifting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Current Words Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45414016680087,"sku":"9781957224435","price":1166.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781957224435.webp?v=1768584877","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/periscope-city-9781957224435","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}