{"product_id":"2940154563557","title":"A Pulse In Oblivion, and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eA PULSE IN OBLIVION AND OTHER STORIES combines elements of drama, science fiction and fantasy into a collection of stories with a shared, universal theme. They all convey hope in times of great adversity and follow the personal journey of the protagonist in their mental quest for finding that lost spark of salvation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the eponymous story, \"A Pulse In Oblivion,\" the two protagonists find themselves in a hopeless situation that is only slightly ameliorated by the accidental run-in with a copy of an old play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"A Dance By The Lake,\" the protagonist, George, is an old man with only a fleeting connection with his younger days and deceased love: a broken watch. As he reminisces of those old days, the presence of his wife becomes the only comfort and remedy to an aging mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, in \"What Good Is Arithmetic?\" -- set in war-torn France -- the protagonist André rummages through the rubble and encounters his old teacher who suffers from mortal wounds. They exchange a few words and André learns that only through these troubled times that his mind can learn to nourish.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"A. A. Khayyat","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47300540334320,"sku":"2940154563557","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940154563557_p0.jpg?v=1764071129","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940154563557","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}