{"product_id":"the-tub-other-strange-tales-9780615833842","title":"The Tub \u0026 Other Strange Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jim Metzger\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Red Salamander Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Red Salamander Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Short Stories (single author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA blend of absurdist and traditional realist fiction, these twelve tales offer an extended meditation on suffering and the loss of meaning in our modern world - a world in which characters often find themselves subject to forces over which they have little control. In \"The Tub,\" for instance, a young community college instructor wakes to discover that his fate is tied to the fluctuating water level of a tub in his backyard. In \"The Target,\" nature suddenly turns against a quiet tax advisor, and the simple life he once enjoyed rapidly dissolves. In \"We Really Do Have a Hell of a Dean,\" an anthropology professor feels compelled to fly in cannibals, a woman who breastfeeds animals, and boys who snack on tarantulas to keep his students from texting during class. And in \"Goad's First Visit,\" God turns up in the form of a wildebeest to inform poor Irk that he will be the first of his creatures to receive a soul.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Salamander Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45499243954327,"sku":"9780615833842","price":719.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780615833842.webp?v=1767449840","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-tub-other-strange-tales-9780615833842","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}